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Work book for navigating officers used as a scrapbook for newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to naval confer Volume of caricatures of naval officers and photographs recording recollections and experiences of the ships Richmo

...1906. He spent two years and a month in ''Argyll'' and commenced a run of torpedo boat and destroyer commands that would eventually distinguish his naval car [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]]

...temper at times" but was nonetheless recommended for destroyers by several officers.<ref>Alison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/217.|D7604315}} f. ?.</ref> Alison was thanked for writing a report on a German torpedo boat and submarine in 1911.<ref>Alison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/217

In April, 1911, ''Ghurka'' damaged a torpedo and Jones was admonished that he should have seen that all tests were prope ...t immediately after this order had been given, the "Shark" was struck by a torpedo and sank. Commander Jones was unfortunately not amongst the few survivors f

...ision with {{UK-Marmion}}" on 21 October, 1917 when he was able to save 22 officers and men under difficult conditions. He was awarded a D.S.O. for his servic ...s admitted to Haulbowline Hospital to be treated for catarrh. He'd lose a torpedo in 1921 and be reminded that he had to recover floating torpedoes as soon a

...er of the next year, he completed a ten day course working with navigation officers under the direction of Captain [[John Edward Bearcroft|John E. Bearcroft]]. ...n in January, 1909 and in March he was excused examinations for command of torpedo craft.<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/101.|D7603608}} f. 1

...ie as a Midshipman in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] He was one of a good crop of new officers appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} on 15 September, 1904.

...eceded by<br>'''[[Aubrey Lambert|Aubrey Lambert]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1924<ref>Pal [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]]

...s unsatisfactory shooting in a heavy gunlaying test. Butler and two other officers were found to have failed to establish any system for the firing, or to hav ...16 to what the Admiralty thought to be a mine, but which was more likely a torpedo from {{DE-UB10}}. In the routine Court Martial following her loss, it was

...ft ''Jupiter'' to take up an appointment at {{UK-Vernon}} for experimental torpedo work and for command of {{UK-1Rocket}}. On 4 April, 1921, he was sent to Portsmouth for a Senior Officers' Technical Course. He ended his naval career with an appointment as [[Cape

...Dunley claims that the committee "appears to have been largely drawn from officers of the fleet",<ref>Dunley. "Anti-Submarine Warfare in the Pre-First World W ...not papers. ARB/1/12.</ref> On 14 April Arbuthnot went to [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] to discuss gear and experiments with i

...of Marmora. Less widely recalled were his profound contributions to the [[Torpedo Control]] mechanisms available to British submariners, developing the [[Nas [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]]

...lass certificates in Pilotage and Gunnery, but his 184 of 200 marks in his torpedo exam earned him a first class certificate in torpedoes on 25 September, 190 Layard attended a training course for Sea Transport Officers in 1934. In 1937, he was noted as being suitable for such work in an emerg

...He emerged on 3 November and was appointed to {{UK-Hannibal}} as first and torpedo officer.<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/250.|D7576610}} f. 250 Kiddle was appointed to {{UK-Andromeda}} as torpedo officer and for duty with ships of the 4th Division, Home Fleet on 16 Novem

...st until 1 July, 1918 when Rose was appointed as Captain Superintendent of Torpedo Boat Destroyers.<ref>Rose Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/14.|D7603266}} [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Stubbington House School]]

...rest of his division were following and proceeded to ram and cut an enemy torpedo boat in two. The success of the engagement was thought to hinge upon his e On 14 October, 1929, Rede went to a Senior Officers' War Course. This ended on 21 February, 1930 and Rede died just ten days l

...pointment, Hutchison proved himself a clever man, inventing an adapter for torpedo pistols that could convert them to a time-and-percussion function. The dev ...grounded. A review of a Board of Enquiry pinned the fault on Hutchinson's officers, who had served him poorly. It was made plain that Hutchinson did not dese

Barron was thanked for his services in helping the Admiralty increase the torpedo armament of "V" and "W" class destroyers in 1919. However, when {{UK-Wolse ...rse turns awaited him, however, as he was removed from the list of retired officers on 15 February, 1927 as a consequence of his conviction on a charge of embe

...bb as a Midshipman in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] Grubb was commended for his work in sinking two German coastal torpedo boats {{DE-A2}} and {{DE-A6}} on 1 May, 1915 at the [[Battle off Noordhinde

...n as an Midshipman in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] ...e did not do very well, obtaining third class certificates in Pilotage and Torpedo and failing Gunnery, initially. Brown was noted for submarines in December

...ff at {{UK-Vernon}} before undertaking a string of service appointments as torpedo officer in a variety of ships, including {{UK-1Resolution}}, {{UK-Glory}} a While wrapping up a half-year appointment as first and torpedo officer in {{UK-PrinceOfWales}}, Cole was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}

...by<br>'''[[Henry Karslake Kitson|Henry K. Kitson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>1 Nov, 1926<ref>Archd [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Burney's Royal Naval Academy]]

...br>'''[[Edward Cecil Villiers|Edward C. Villiers]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Actæon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Actæon'']]'''<br>11 Feb, 1919<ref>Cur [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Stubbington House School]]

...officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. In the years before the war, he served as torpedo officer in a variety of cruisers and dreadnoughts, but he became increasing ...s her torpedo officer. After four months, he returned to ''Vernon'' for a torpedo course.<ref>Reinold Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/7.|D7603911}} f. 410.

...<br>'''[[Godfrey Marshall Paine|Godfrey M. Paine]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Actæon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Actæon'']]'''<br>15 May, 1912 &ndash; [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Stubbington House School]]

...aye Renouf|Edward de F. Renouf]]'''|'''[[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Fleet Torpedo Officer, Atlantic Fleet]]'''<br>21 Oct, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 255}} &ndash; 1 Ma [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Stubbington House School]]

...nder of the {{UK-TB87|f=t}} in October, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 401}} He lost a torpedo from the vessel in October 1913 due to "indifferent handling" of his T.B..< Cooper-Key attended a Sea Transport Officers' Course in 1934.

Dawson was appointed to his first command, the old torpedo boat {{UK-TB045}}, in January 1908.{{DawsonFlotillas|p. 63}} ...year was admonished by the Admiral of Patrols for striking a buoy with his torpedo boat.<ref>Dawson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7576679}} f. 208.</ref

...d class certificate (829/1,000 marks); on 28 March he achieved a second in torpedo (150/200 marks) and on 3 May finally passed in gunnery with a second class On 14 May, 1907, he was appointed to the torpedo gun-boat ''Hussar'' in the Mediterranean. On 10 February, 1908, he was appo

...to leave her on 14 May, 1917 and was presently sent to {{UK-Vernon}} for a Torpedo Control Course. The officers were all gathered in the ward room having a gun before lunch when a sub-lie

...s Haines Marshall Jackson|Francis H. M. Jackson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>8 Jul, 1915{{NLNov1 [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]]

...ced in temporary command of {{UK-2Orion}}, which was then a depot ship for torpedo boats at Malta during the absence of Commander (D) [[Henry FitzRoy George T ...e Flotilla, Prichard took a Senior Officers' Technical Course and a Senior Officers' War Course before being placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1

...re as a Lieutenant in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] ...to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1909 after contributing to good torpedo practice results in the ship that year.<ref>Moore Service Record. {{TNA|AD

...aval Ordnance Store Accounts, including the Store and Cost accounts of the Torpedo Factory at Greenock. ...ition, Torpedoes, &c. are maintained at the several Ordnance and Whitehead Torpedo Depôts, and will inform the Director of Naval Ordnance if any difficulty i

...ird Sea Lord. All drawings and specifications connected with ordnance and torpedo mountings are to be signed by him and the Director of Naval Ordnance. ...d for the mechanical arrangements connected with the supply and fitting of torpedo apparatus, and electric lighting of ships or boats.

...primarily served at the {{UK-Vernon|f=tp}} except for some time serving as torpedo officer in the battleships {{UK-Formidable}} and {{UK-KingEdwardVII}} in 19 ...}}, however, until being appointed to the [[Portsmouth Signal School]] for torpedo duties in April 1918.<ref>Hallifax Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/67.|D7

...ring an unfortunate incident in which he was blamed for three stoker petty officers refusing to follow an order which had been delivered without tact.<ref>Drin In January 1919 he requested command of torpedo craft in the [[Royal Australian Navy]], but post-war service saw him spend

About a dozen torpedo boats, all but T.B. 92 under command of a Gunner or a Chief Gunner, made up [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Stubbington House School]]

...vessels employed and to be employed therein. And all Captains, Commanding Officers, and Companies belonging to the said ships are hereby charged and commanded | Battleships<br>First-class cruisers<br>Smaller cruisers<br>Scouts<br>Torpedo gun-boats<br>Depôt ships and fleet auxiliaries<br>Destroyers<br>Submarines

The '''Type M''' [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument]] was conceived around 1919 and in 1920 a pair were pla The device's function is explained in the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School'', 1919.{{ARTS1919|pp. 120-4}}

In order that Flag Officers and Captains under my command may be fully aware of the principles which wi ...be advantageous if within torpedo range.</s> If the enemy is seen to have torpedo craft in company a gap of 7 6 cables is to be left between the rear ship of

...of guns being pointed on the wrong target, but fire may be continued over torpedo craft which are proceeding to attack the enemy. ...s far as possible, to train the fleet as a whole, and to exercise the flag officers, captains, and personnel in the duties which will be required of them in wa

...(1913)|''Laforey'' class destroyers]], encountered four obsolescent German torpedo boats heading out to sow mines. ...four ships approaching. Ten minutes later, they were identified as German torpedo boats in line abreast. The British closed and the Germans turned away both

...NLJul85|p. 214}} From ''T.B. 3'' he went to {{UK-Vernon}} to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant on 30 September, 1885.{{NLDec85|p. 256}} Hamilton attended a fiftieth anniversary dinner with other surviving officers present at Alexandria at the United Service Academy on 11 July, 1932. He w

...es Streeten was appointed additional to the {{UK-Hecla}} and, briefly, for torpedo duties in the {{UK-1Indus|f=t}} before returning to the ''Sultan'' on 26 Ju ...8 February, 1897, with retired pay of £395 a year. Although many retired officers volunteered for duty during the First World War, Streeten's service record

At the College he obtained a second class in College, Part I, a first in Torpedo, a second in gunnery, and a second in pilotage. On 1 March, 1893 he was ap ...College, [[Henry John May|Henry J. May]], in setting up a course for flag officers. On 6 June he was appointed to the {{UK-Leviathan}} for navigating duties,

...ubRN}} [[John Preston Churchill|John Churchill]] were the first Royal Navy officers to be killed on active duty aboard a submarine. ...Commodore Murray F. (1907). ''The Evolution of The Submarine Boat Mine and Torpedo from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Time''. Portsmouth: Gieve's.

...the "hostile" {{UK-TB84}}. Cochrane was not blamed in the sinking of the torpedo boat.{{HepperLosses|p. 19}} On 5 June, he was invalided from command due t [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Stubbington House School]]

...y giving a speech in which he spoke of Admiralty intentions to establish a torpedo boat base at Dartmouth. It was thought that greater reticence should be ad [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Mr. Vickery's School]]

...e until 27 October 1905, when he was appointed to {{UK-Forth}} to instruct officers and men in submarines and to command submarines himself. On 20 December an ...ember and he began a series of four command appointments in destroyers and torpedo boats that would take him to retirement in two years time. The first appoi