H.M. T.B. 85 (1889)

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H.M. T.B. 85 (1889)
Builder: Yarrow & Company[1]
Launched: 1889[2]
Completed: September 1889[3]
Sold: 22 October, 1921[4]
H.M. T.B. 85 was one of six first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 82 class.

Service

In 1895, she was one of thirteen torpedo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.[5]

On 16 May 1900, T.B. 85 fired a practice torpedo which struck her. She had to be toweed to Devonport Harbour for docking to repair the considerable damage.[6]

Sold initially to Stanlee of Dover, but then resold to J. E. Thomas on 22 October, 1921 alongside her sisters T.B. 82 and T.B. 86.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 104.
  2. Brassey's Naval Annual 1896. p. 318.
  3. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  4. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  5. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
  6. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, May 17, 1900; pg. 10; Issue 36144.
  7. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  8. "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
  9. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
  10. Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
  11. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
  12. "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
  13. Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  14. "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  15. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  16. Queripel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/90. f. 93.
  17. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 400.
  18. Queripel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/90. f. 93.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 401.
  20. Yonge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269. f. ?.
  21. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 401a.
  22. Yonge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269. f. ?.
  23. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  24. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
  25. Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
  26. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 06, 1911; pg. 8; Issue 39578.
  27. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 401.
  28. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 401.
  29. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 401.
  30. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
  31. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
  32. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
  33. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
  34. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
  35. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401.
  36. The Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 792, 956.
  37. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 956.

Bibliography


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