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|nat=UK ...fusion as to whether 12-inch mountings ordered for {{UK-LordNelson}} and {{UK-Agamemnon}} were diverted to ''Dreadnought''. The order for the turntables

''Centurion'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913, remaining with that squadron throughout ''Centurion'' operated as part of the {{UK-BS|2}} at the Battle, under the command of Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour,

...wer steam trial. She would leave on 4 August for the gun trials, with the torpedo trials expected on 5 August before returning to Birkenhead.<ref>"Naval And ...., where it met the {{UK-Liverpool|f=t}} with the targets. At 08:45 the {{UK-BS|2}} was steaming twenty miles N. ¼ E. of Tory Island in line ahead, ''A

...1911.<ref name=thetimes1911/> A few weeks later on 12 December, eighteen officers and men were injured when an explosion occurred onboard while ''Orion'' was ...January, 1912 the old battleship {{UK-1Revenge}}, which was a tender to {{UK-Excellent}}, broke free from her moorings and drifted across Portsmouth Har

Re-commissioned on 4 January 1923 at Portsmouth to become part of the {{UK-BS|1}} in 1925.{{NLApr25|pp. 216, 217}} ...er bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to ap

...bells were made for the Captain, the Wardroom, the Gunroom and the Warrant Officers' Mess. Admiral Jellicoe rang the bell into service by sounding off eight b Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}}

...er Torpedo Control Table]] around 1916, whereas her sisters all received [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]]s.{{ARTS1916|pp. 27, 29}} ...tion through the end of the war and until at at least July 1919.<ref>See {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref>

On 11 January, 1897, he was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Cossack (1886)|''Cossack'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intell ...Following the course, he was appointed to commission the new battleship {{UK-Cornwallis}}, effective 9 February, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligenc

...t C.S. became the {{UK-BCS|1}}. On 17 March, 1913 she collided with the {{UK-C34|f=t}} in Stokes Bay in the Solent, suffering no damage in the process. In August, 1913 ''Invincible'' joined the {{UK-BCS|2}} in the [[British Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Fleet]] after an

...s the '''War Course College''', was an institution of higher education for officers of the [[Royal Navy]] established in 1900. It was commanded by a junior fl ...the Council) to consider the question of the Course of Study of the Senior Officers at the Royal Naval College, and to offer such suggestions as may be deemed

...on 9 October, 1901 and he and his crew turned over to commission the new {{UK-Formidable|f=t}} on the following day.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ...edo Boats Present at Spithead 26th June 1897 Together with an Index of the Officers Serving in Them, &c.'' p. 50.</ref>|note=including the [[Annual Manoeuvres

...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable' ...[Nore Station|Nore]]. Between 1912–14, ''Formidable'' was part of the {{UK-BS|5}}, in which she was serving at the outbreak of [[World War I]].

...04, Bingham ended an appointment in {{UK-Bulwark}} to command unspecified torpedo boats.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/117.|D7603624}} f. 117 Bingham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Star|f=t}} on 25 April, 1905.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46

...orge Francis Maurice Cradock|Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]], and the {{UK-1Berwick}} arrived.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoint On 21 August, 1914, ''New Zealand'' was ordered to join {{UK-Invincible}} on the Humber.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Even

|nat=UK ...icer, Lieutenant-Commander [[Evan Bruce-Gardyne]], on 13 March, 1914. The Torpedo Officer, Lieutenant-Commander Walter N. Lapage, was appointed on 19 June.

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...n Brown & Company]], she was the fastest capital ship in the fleet until {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}, the last of the so-called [["Big Cats"]] to be launched. She Captain [[William Reginald Hall|W. Reginald Hall]] was appointed to {{UK-Victory|f=p}} for command of ''Queen Mary'' on 1 July, 1913.<ref>Hall Servi

...Navy]] as a Navigating Cadet on 15 July, 1870, and was appointed to the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} at Dartmouth, and left on 18 July, 1872, after the customa He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in

[[File:HandbookTorpedoControl1916Plate41.jpg|thumb|400px| '''Torpedo Sight Corrector'''{{HTC1916|Plate 41}}]] ...ate the effect of [[Torpedo Director|director]] errors for men using the [[Torpedo Attack Trainer]].{{ARTS1916|p. 34. (A.L. G. 6788/16)}}

...Torpedo Attack Table''' was a [[Torpedo Control]] teaching aid to practice torpedo attacks. [[File:ARTS1915Plate9.jpg|thumb|200px| '''Torpedo Attack Trainer'''{{ARTS1915|Plate 9}}<br>Early design sketch ]]

...N. (25 January, 1841 &ndash; 10 July, 1920) was one of the most celebrated officers in the history of the [[Royal Navy]]. He was actively involved in the serv He became a gunnery expert, founded the Navy's torpedo branch and upon joining the [[Board of Admiralty]] started a twenty-year pe

...s requalified, on 5 January, 1884, he was appointed to the barbette ship {{UK-Temeraire|y=1876}} in the Mediterranean<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1187.</ ...} At the end of the year he went through the Lieutenants' short course of Torpedo on half pay, and on 1 January, 1885, commissioned as Commander (Second-in-C

...."<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He wa ..., a family friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42

...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref> ...ineteenth century and was the world's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]]

...cruisers and merchant ships that were frequently seen there. Cruisers and torpedo boats could guard the exposed flank since the [[High Sea Fleet]] would not ...ughts, five battlecruisers, six pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers and 61 torpedo boats (equivalent to British destroyers),<ref>Tarrant. “Jutland: The Germ

|nat=UK ...aptRN}} [[Arthur William Moore|Arthur W. Moore]], with a complement of 699 officers and men.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and N

The office of '''Surveyor of the Navy''' had been one of the five Principal Officers of the Civil Departments of the Navy. By Order in Council of 23 January, 18 | Appointment of Medical Officers.

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...On 17 October, 1883, he was appointed Acting {{LieutRN}} to the gunboat {{UK-1Flirt}} on the Cape station. He was formally promoted to the rank of Lieut ...S.S. ''Cuzco'', arriving back on 9 June. He was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Mersey}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres from 4 July to 22 August, then com

...nt two years in the [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] torpedo school with an additional six months as staff officer of that establishment On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The T

...in October 1900, emerging to be appointed to the [[Channel Squadron]]'s {{UK-Arrogant|f=tp}} on 6 January, 1902.<ref>Dannreuther Service Record. {{TNA| When ''Arrogant'' paid off in May 1902, Dannreuther was sent to {{UK-Doris}}, to serve in her upon her commissioning, and was promoted to the ra

...2? 1883?) until May 1885, spending his last month commanding second-class torpedo boats.<ref>Service chits in Bethell I/1/3 at Liddell Hart Centre for Milita ...yal Navy)|Assistant Director of Torpedoes]] and was appointed captain of {{UK-1Hindustan}} until January of 1908.

...B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} ...ton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on 1 November, 1897.<ref>"Nava

...he [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. Having specialised as a torpedo officer, he was employed intermittently at the [[Admiralty]] between period ...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro

...nd}} and {{UK-DukeOfWellington}} of the Channel Squadron before going to {{UK-Excellent}} for examinations.<ref>Allenby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42 After spending a little over three years in command of the {{UK-1Wanderer|f=t}}, Allenby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 Januar

...ed to the steam frigate ''Inconstant'', on 24 August, 1880. May served as Torpedo Lieutenant. Two weeks later ''Inconstant'' became flagship of a Detached S ...d Baronet|Arthur Wilson]] of ''Vernon'' in evaluating a new Fiume Mark III torpedo against the service's R.L. torpedoes Marks I and II, carrying out these tes

...the {{UK-1Swiftsure}}, flagship on the Pacific station, but moved to the {{UK-1Warspite}} in June 1890. Sueter suffered a gunshot wound to his right foo ...taff of the ''Vernon'' was appointed in 1899 to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} for torpedo duties.

...899. This was followed by appointments in command of {{UK-Mermaid}} and {{UK-Cheerful}}. He was again appointed from ''Cheerful'' for a half-year in co He served as captain of {{UK-Implacable}} from May 1907 through September of the following year.

...fawning than average. Captain [[Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|Lake]] of {{UK-1Nelson|f=p}}, under whom Cay served from October 1884 to April 1888 descri ...dize, "Lieut. Cay is a dashing officer & would, I think, make a first rate Torpedo officer in war."<ref>Cay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 66.</ref>

...,{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently established as a torpedo school. For the next three years Wilson devoted his great talent and energ

...vinced of its merit by the defence, which was left largely to White. The {{UK-1Inflexible}} and four other vessels, of the same type but somewhat smaller ...ment—{{UK-1Rodney}}, {{UK-Howe}}, {{UK-Anson}}, {{UK-Camperdown}}, and {{UK-1Benbow}}.

...he was appointed to ''Excellent'' for a short course in gunnery, and for a torpedo course in ''Vernon'' from 15 March to 27 April. He was appointed to ''Ruby He assumed command of the {{UK-Edgar|f=t}} on 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/

A minute of 23 September, 1889 while Arbuthnot was at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, records: ...UK-Hampshire|f=t}} in July 1905,{{MackieRNW}} then of the new battleship {{UK-LordNelson}} on 9 September, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 342}}

...tguard ships for an annual cruise "to carry out evolutions and gunnery and torpedo exercises in company." The [[Senior Naval Lord]], [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lor ...|Cruiser Squadron]], the Coastguard ships, and the [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]].<ref>Admiralty letter M.0375 of 30 July, 1902. The Natio

...College with a Third Class pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...rigade for garrison duties in Upper Egypt and as first lieutenant of the {{UK-Dolphin}}, served with the Eastern Sudan field force, being chosen by the G

...eorge V''. p. 8.</ref> After much controversy, the use of the corvette {{UK-Bacchante}} was eventually approved, and it was agreed that in spite of the ...)|''Sultan'']] on 10 January, 1884, having attained second class passes in torpedo, gunnery and a first class pass in pilotage.<ref name=Record105/>

...invented the appurtenance that became known as "[[Longmore's Disc]]" for [[Torpedo Director]]s.{{FC}} ...rt of Enquiry into "attempted looting at Ypres by certain R.N. Air Service Officers" led to him incurring Their Lordships' displeasure. He was reverted to sea

...s was the defence of the fleet at anchor in Berehaven against an attack by torpedo-boats. On 19 December, 1885 he was nominated a G.C.B., with especial refere ...xercising Squadrons," the notes of which were printed for the use of naval officers. During his later years he wrote occasionally in ''The Times'' and the mont

He was appointed to command the {{UK-TB81}} for the July manoeuvres in 1890 and 1892.<ref>Sturdee Service Record ...igned topic to explore the impact of the introduction on the ram, mine and torpedo on various aspects of naval training and operations. His work won the Gold

...ppointed to the {{UK-Star|f=c}} on 30 June 1908. He was appointed to the {{UK-Quail|f=c}} on 17 June 1909 for the 1909 man&oelig;uvres.<ref name=sr51/> Binney was appointed to {{UK-Blake}} for appointment to the {{UK-Itchen|f=c}} with the Home Fleet on 7 August 1909.<ref name=sr51/>

..., convened to determine new directions for torpedoes and [[Torpedo Control|torpedo control]]. ==Best Means of Setting Torpedo Directors==

...st Mayor of Penzance.<ref>West Penwith Resources: [http://west-penwith.org.uk/pzb.htm Penzance.]</ref> He entered the [[Royal Navy]] and was appointed a ...ong Senior Officers' Signal Course, and thence for a series of Gunnery and Torpedo courses.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 135.</ref>

...November, 1875}} In May, 1877, after a short period in the ''Vernon'' for torpedo instruction, he was appointed executive officer of the ''Thunderer'', Chann ...Issue '''32939''', col A, p. 10.</ref> In May of 1891, Beresford was in {{UK-1Undaunted}} in Alexandria, preparing to receive 300 guests for a ball when

...and consequently, I am not specially mentioning the services of particular Officers and Men. The attached Notes on the Action by the following Officers are forwarded as they are of interest, not only in describing events, but a

* Commander (T) [[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]] was the torpedo officer, located in the Conning Tower on the Mess Decks. At 3.30 <small>P.M.</small> enemy ships were in sight from {{UK-Lion}} and a range of 23,000 yards obtained.

* Torpedo officer: Lt. Comr. [[Walter Neville Lapage|W. N. Lapage]] * Turret Officers:

...h, 1885, was appointed its Chairman. He was lent as acting Captain of the torpedo tender ''Hecla'' for service in the Particular Service Squadron on 2 June o ...to think it necessary in the first place to break the spirit of the young officers, and we found that once he had subdued us to his particular form of discipl

On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed to the torpedo gunboat ''Spider'' for the annual man&oelig;uvres, and paid off on 28 Augus ...uld remain in ''Vernon'' until 24 August, 1893. He attained a first class torpedo certificate at the Royal Naval College in July, 1892, and obtained a first

...Earl Jellicoe|John Jellicoe]] as Gunnery Lieutenant and [[Lewis Bayly]] as Torpedo Lieutenant. Bayly recalled that Bridge was "a very strict skipper... a gre ...e useless even for training stokers, and should be got rid of at once, the officers and men now wasting their time in looking after them being employed elsewhe

...from 1892 in the cruiser {{UK-Orlando}} in Australian waters, and in the {{UK-1Centurion}} and [[H.M.S. Endymion (1891)|''Endymion'']] on the China Stati ...g. He commanded the boys' training ship ''Lion'' at Devonport, then the {{UK-2Pandora|f=t}} in the reserve at Portsmouth. He was then appointed for ser

...s on matters relating to the collision between the {{UK-Camperdown}} and {{UK-Victoria}}, and the circumstances attending the subsequent sinking of the ' ...kyard certified to this fact, and his evidence is confirmed by that of the officers of the ''Victoria''. Moreover, the men who closed, or attempted to close, t

In March 1898, he assumed command of the {{UK-Bonaventure|f=t}}. He remained in the ship until May 1900.{{MackieRNW}} He was appointed command of the battleship {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} on 10 October, 1900.<ref>Montgomerie Service Record. {{TNA|

...24 August to re-qualify, and on 27 October he became Gunnery Officer in {{UK-DukeOfWellington}}. ...On 21 July he was appointed First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer of the {{UK-Forth}} until she paid off on 16 September. He was thence appointed to the

...ging torpedo net defence, sailing races and occasional target practice and torpedo firings. At his first annual rifle practice Dreyer was recognised as a pot ...he received a First Class in Gunnery with 543 and in May a First Class in Torpedo with 184 marks.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 353.</ref> On 27 May 1898, Dreyer was

...t Dartmouth. He passed out on 15 January, 1902, and was appointed to the {{UK-Mars|f=t}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] from the same date, as well as being ...l Manoeuvres of 1906]] in June before taking a second class certificate in torpedo on 17 August.

{{UK-NewZealand}} increased to full speed, steering S.E. and leading the line of ...rs and at the same time a large number of destroyers, accompanied by the {{UK-1Arethusa}}, passed down our port hand, retiring from an invisible enemy wh

==Officers== | Torpedo Officer: || [[Robert Cecil Hamilton]]

.... On arrival at Aden along the way, Jerram recorded, "I and the two other officers were unable to walk or even to wear socks for nearly three weeks, as we had From March 1902 to September 1903, he was captain of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}}.

On 30 October, 1888, Keighly-Peach was appointed to the {{UK-1Pheasant|f=tp}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointme ...1897, Keighly-Peach was in charge of the {{UK-2Bulldog|f=t}}, tender to {{UK-Cambridge|f=tp}} at Devonport at which he was lent for staff duties. He to

On 17 July, 1917, Walker was appointed to {{UK-Castor}}, additional, for torpedo duties on the staff of Commodore (F) [[James Rose Price Hawksley|Hawksley]] ...ld finally quit his post in ''Castor'' to be appointed in command of the {{UK-Cadmus|f=t}} on 19 March, 1919. He left ''Cadmus'' upon being promoted to

...British [[Royal Navy]]'s ship used for the preliminary education of naval officers from 1859 to 1905. It was anchored first at Portsmouth, then Portland, and ...ly discuss the construction of a new shore-based training school for naval officers. After much legal wrangling over the purchase of the required land, tender

...George Henry Collier]], B.A. of the [[Royal Navy]], who was on board the {{UK-Cressy|f=pt}} when that ship was torpedoed in 1914. This account is taken ...September 22, 1914, when in company with the cruisers {{UK-Aboukir}} and {{UK-Hogue}} she was torpedoed by a German submarine. My life has been spared in

...owing service in {{UK-1Agincourt}}, {{UK-1Dido}}, {{UK-Northampton}} and {{UK-Sultan}}, Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 21 August, 1 ...torpedo officer in {{UK-2Boadicea}}, which had only two ancient Whitehead torpedo carriages, until he was invalided back to England with climatic debility an

...n July 1888 and served in {{UK-1Agincourt}} briefly before being sent to {{UK-1Cleopatra}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] on 29 November 1888. He remained After a five-month stint navigating {{UK-1Sealark}}, Waistell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority

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H.M.S. " {{UK-Collingwood}}," ...ahead to starboard, 19 knots, "{{UK-Collingwood}}" being second ship of "{{UK-Colossus}}" division (No. 5).

...across our bow. They were engaging an enemy invisible to "Neptune." The {{UK-BS|5}} appeared some distance astern of them. A third cruiser of same type [''{{UK-Warrior}}''], though surrounded with shells, managed to make her escape.

The '''Diary of Alec S. Tempest''' (1899-1978), signal boy aboard {{UK-Lion|f=p}} from 20 May 1915 through 26 April, 1919 can be found at the Cair If found please return to A.S. Tempest Siglm. 47 Mess {{UK-Lion|f=p}} or 37 Hunslett Road Leeds. If not able to do so please destroy

Appointment to the {{UK-Vernon|f=tp}} came on 28 September, 1877.{{NLJul78|p. 249}} ...l three would have naval connections - the two sons would join the Navy as officers and Egerton's only daughter Dorothy would marry [[Philip Wylie Dumas]] on 2

==Officers== * Torpedo Officer: [[Eric Clover Ward]]

On 18 July, 1889, he was appointed to the ''Asia'' for Torpedo Boat No. 81. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 January, 189 ...certificate in Gunnery. He was appointed to ''Victory'' for command of {{UK-TB82}} on 11 July, 1893, for the annual manoeuvres, but owing to sickness d

...ng board intended to assist in applying the experimental [[Torpedo Control|torpedo control]] method of [[Deflection Plotting|deflection plotting]].{{ARTS1912| ...f {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1913. On 1 February, he was appointed to the {{UK-QueenMary|f=t}}.<ref>ADM 196/46. f. 145.</ref>

...s. He described the concept it in a section of the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School'' in a description dated 24 July 1894. The scheme entailed use of a In March 1902, Gamble assumed command of the {{UK-Hyacinth|f=t}}.

...he was impressing his superior officers with his ideas in night firing and torpedo boat attack. He also invented range transmitters and indicators.<ref>Walle He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 29 December, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 271}}

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB32|f=t}} on 7 July, 1887, for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval & Military Intellig ...d for his "zeal and ability" in preparing a report on trials of a [[Howell Torpedo]] at Newport, Rhode Island.<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}}

...tember, 1873}} He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 24 October, 1882 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} He was appointed to command the {{UK-Terrible|f=t}} on 24 March, 1898.<ref>Robinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 1

...edo courses at Portsmouth. On 16 September he was appointed to the Senior Officers' (N) [Navigation] course.<ref>Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f He was appointed captain of the {{UK-Monmouth|f=t}} on the China Station 1 January, 1908, (possibly effective on

...er''. On 12 March, 1880 he was appointed to the Mediterranean flag ship {{UK-1Alexandra}}, in which he was senior midshipman, and on 21 October, 1880, h ...ilee Review of 1887, Pakenham was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-1TB29}}, commanding her on manoeuvres from 1 July.<ref>"Naval & Military In

..., col E, p. 9.</ref> On 21 May, 1904, he was appointed Commander of the {{UK-1Suffolk|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments ...committing an indiscretion by being present at a dinner, possibly aboard {{UK-Lancaster|f=p}}.<ref>Lowther-Crofton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/316.|

...lag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Charles Carter Drury|Charles C. Drury]] in {{UK-Highflyer}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Christian was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Juno|f=t}} on 6 January, 1905.<ref>Christian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196

Currey earned his first-class torpedo certificate in April, 1886.<ref>Currey Service Record. {{ADM196|87|D811534 ...sichore}}.<ref name=f36/> On 5 November, he was appointed as captain of {{UK-GoodHope}}.<ref name=f36/>

...command of the {{UK-Bonaventure}}, and in command of the {{UK-SF|5}} and {{UK-SF|6}}.{{NLApr14|p. 287}} ...on 8 July, 1926.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33182/pages/4634 no. 33182. p. 4634.] 13 July, 1926,</ref> promote

Adams qualified as a Torpedo Lieutenant second-class on 24 March, 1880. * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Horace+Reid+Adams Service Records]

...mpress the Admiralty in 1903 with his explanation for having not conducted torpedo practice while in command of a flotilla. Green was commended for his work in helping salve the {{UK-1Ariel|f=t}} in 1907.<ref>Green Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/335.|D760

There was also a {{UK-Berwick|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...Captain [[Charles Holcombe Dare]] with the paid-off crew of the cruiser {{UK-Sutlej}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and

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[[File:Grand Fleet Admirals 1916.jpg|thumb|right|512px|Grand Fleet flag officers at the fleet boxing championship, 3 August, 1916. Left to right: Commodore ...Baronet|Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.]], Vice-Admiral Commanding the {{UK-BS|2}}. The Grand Fleet passed the Straits of Dover at Midnight on 29-30 J

October, a first in Gunnery in January, 1901, and a first in Torpedo in March. For attaining five first class certificates he was awarded a £1 ...June, 1903, when he was superseded, and returned to Britain to qualify in Torpedo duties.

...owever some significant differences. Most notably, {{UK-1Boadicea}} and {{UK-Bellona}} had just six 4-in guns, and the others carry eight or ten. The m ...cout cruisers was taken literally, as {{UK-1Blanche}}, {{UK-Blonde}} and {{UK-Bellona}} served throughout the war providing a close-in screen to individu

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...ers.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Lieutenant Godfrey Mundy and other officers of {{UK-2Ardent}}, mid-1890s.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</s ...n 25 May, 1887, and on 7 July was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-TB52}} for the Jubilee naval review.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".

On 20 August 1908, he was given command of the {{UK-1Hermes|f=t}}.<ref>Dumas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 500.</ref ...ed in. The rest to Goodwood and I to the Vernon where practically all the officers have already left for remobilisation. While I was on board came the warnin

...''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref><ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7590711 National Archives Online Catalog listing for ...ser ''Shannon''. Promoted to {{LieutRN}} in May, 1885, he specialised in Torpedo Duties.

...and on 15 August he was appointed to ''Abyssinia'' for the Indian defence torpedo boat. He was appointed to ''Magdala'' on 1 January, 1893 for the same duty ...d to {{UK-Mersey}}, Coastguard ship at Harwich. He was appointed to the {{UK-1Blonde|f=t}} on the Cape Station on 10 September, where he remained until

...ndidates who passed the examination for naval cadetships and entered the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} at Dartmouth as a {{NavCadRN}} on 15 January, 1876.<ref>"N ...the torpedo course, obtaining a 2nd class certificate in June, and on to {{UK-Excellent}} for the gunnery course, where he again obtained a 2nd class in

...xist and went into the Portsmouth Reserve.<ref>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." { ...bot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">

...lked sailing ship. It was the [[Royal Navy]]'s home for the research of [[Torpedo]]es and, soon thereafter, electricity and [[British Adoption of Radio Commu ...ef> In 1872 H.M.S. ''Vernon'' was selected to become the [[Royal Navy]]'s torpedo training school as a tender to ''Excellent''. ''Vernon'' was a fifty gun f

...osses incurred were nine armed merchant cruisers sunk at the cost of 1,165 officers and men.<ref>Osborne. ''Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919' ...dbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Tenth Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">

In April 1898, however, he was placed in command of the new {{UK-Niobe|f=t}}, a unit of the [[Channel Squadron]]. The cruiser was the scene Appointed to command {{UK-Russell|f=t}} on 19 February, 1903.{{NMI|Monday, 9 February, 1903. Issue '

Bainbridge commanded the {{UK-Forth|f=t}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]. His ship acted as part o ...he battleships {{UK-Nile}}, {{UK-Trafalgar}}, {{UK-1Thunderer}}, and the {{UK-Spanker|f=t}}. The squadron dispersed at Portland on 12 October and Bainbr

According to Dr. Nicholas Black, seventy-seven Royal Navy officers served in the division during the war.{{BlackNavalStaff|p. 21}} ...s of "Special Service" (or "Q") ships, employing [[:Category:Depth Charge (UK)|depth charges]], bomb-throwers, non-directional hydrophones, Indicator or

In September 1887, Craigie was sent to {{UK-Vernon}} for a special full-pay Torpedo Course. {{CatPerson|UK|1849|1911}}

{{CaptRN}} [[Morgan Singer]] was commander of {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} at the start of the war, and appointed [[Director of Naval Ord ...y attacked & Germans retired, "Conquest" & "Penelope" damaged by gunfire & torpedo but not very seriously.

...e sea-going training ships for cadets, youths, and boys. This forms the {{UK-CS|4}}.<ref>''Redistribution of the Fleet&mdash;Arrangements Consequent on ...for 22 weeks.<br><br>The refit and docking of the ships, and the leave to officers and men, will take place in the course of the time spent in Home waters.<re

...tely sent word to the Admiralty that Batten was "one of the finest torpedo officers in the Service, and likely to make a name for himself."<ref>Chisholm-Batten ...uary, 1886}} He was then appointed to draft a revision of Volume 3 of the Torpedo Manual.<ref>Chisholm-Batten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/86/125.|}} f. 2

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Collingwood|f=t}} on 7 November, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 211}} ...ly Of Lieutenants In Time Of War|13 Sept. 1895, p. 15}}{{ToL|The Supply Of Officers For The Navy|30 Sept. 1895, p. 10}}

...until May 1896. On 9 May, the German government thanked Hamilton and the officers and men of ''Grafton'' for their service in assisting the shipwrecked crew He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ramillies|f=t}} on 10 November, 1896, and assumed command on 9 December.

...{Gaz|26924|7854|31 December, 1897}} He was re-appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Brisk (1886)|''Brisk'']] on 1 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & In November 1903, he assumed command of the {{UK-Diadem|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}

Before going into action, I had informed officers that one round per gun per together with irritation at the interruption due to {{UK-Invincible}}'s smoke,

In 1871, there was a Court Martial regarding A.B. Wilson of {{UK-PrinceConsort}}. The charge and findings are illegible in Mann's Service R ...Mann was informed that he was "guilty of an error in judgement in firing a torpedo from the ''Anson'' in the direction of a Foreign Vessel of War." Ticklish!

.... 8.</ref> On 8 September he was appointed to commission the battleship {{UK-Britannia}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments a ...appointed to the [[H.M.S. Actæon (Torpedo Training School)|''Actæon'']], torpedo training ship at Sheerness, on 13 August, 1907,{{NLOct08|p. 272}} and assum

...Renouf]] of {{UK-Conqueror}} first described in the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917''.{{ARTS1917|pp. 201-206, also Plates thereat}} ...n a circle drawn about S whose radius (OS) equals the maximum range of the torpedo at the given speed setting.

...Clifton Brown|F. C. Brown]] as Gunnery Officer, Lieutenant W. J. B. Law as Torpedo Officer, Lieutenants F. Payne-Galloway, R. S. J. Wigram, and Hugh B. Mullen ...pt=29 September, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 279}}|end=31 August, 1909|note=lent to {{UK-Edgar}} in June, 1909}}

...immediate vicinity of a magazine. There is also the belief, held by many officers, that the turret magazines are placed under the shell rooms and next to the ...ice-Admiral's letter). I feel greater confidence in the opinions of Naval Officers who know all the interests involved and are not slow to recommend any defin

...the German submarine {{DE-U9}} in the North Sea. The ships, part of the {{UK-CS|7}} (also known as Cruiser Force C) of the [[Southern Force]], were unde ...a mine, closed to give assistance and were each torpedoed in turn. 1,459 officers and men were killed. As a direct consequence, large ships of the [[Royal N

===Captain's Report, H.M.S. "{{UK-Valiant}}"=== ...om gun-fire and, in the opinion of Lieutenant- Commander May and two other Officers, there were two separate explosions at short intervals, probably caused by

...rom {{UK-Chester}} later, presumably because she'd been so badly mauled. {{UK-Chatham}} was "not applicable", as she had struck a mine and was under repa ...four light cruisers, with another detached to screen the {{UK-BCS|3}}. {{UK-Engadine|f=t}} operated in a detached manner.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}}

...aphy" were amplified in a four page appendix to the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School'' in 1897, a feature that repeated and grew to six and then nine pag ...|Salwey]] reported on tests between {{UK-Europa}}, {{UK-1Alexandra}} and {{UK-Juno}} during the "Peace Manœuvres" (naval manoeuvres) of 1899 in which Ma

* German Torpedo Boats at War: The ''Mowe'' and ''Wolf'' Classes (Part 1 of 2), by Pierre He * German Torpedo Boats at War: The ''Mowe'' and ''Wolf'' Classes (Part 2 of 2), by Pierre He

...3, Leake was appointed Captain of {{UK-Amethyst}} and Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|8}}.{{NLJul13|p. 276-7}} On 1 October he transferred to {{UK-Pathfinder}}, retaining command of the flotilla.<ref>Leake Service Record.

He was lent for command of a torpedo boat in the manoeuvres of 1899, but its number is not recorded.<ref>Townsen ...ench. On 1 February, 1905 he was appointed as Lieutenant (G) and (I) in {{UK-Euryalus}} on the [[Australia Station (Royal Navy)|Australia Station]], but

He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 16 June, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} Campbell was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB22}} on 18 March, 1886.{{NLJul86|p. 257}}

Born in Madras, Hudleston apparently gained no time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}, but went on to a naval career in which his evaluations were u ...''32428''', col A, p. 10.</ref> Before the month was out, he grounded the torpedo boat and a Court of Enquiry determined that he had taken no time to study c

...ff in 1891 while flagship of the [[China Station]], Sclater was one of the officers chosen for re-appointment to the ship upon re-commissioning.{{NLApr91|p. 22 ...s Department on 28 November, 1905. His specific duties was supervision of torpedo fittings to ships being built under contract.{{NLJan07|p. 358}}

She re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 2 April, 1934 for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul34|p. 285}} By October 1935, she was attached to the {{UK-DF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLOct35|p. 285}}

She was re-commissioned on 10 March, 1925 to serve with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 289}} She re-commissioned on 5 August, 1926 for service with {{UK-DF|3}}, this time on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 289}}

...issioned at Portsmouth on 3 May, 1926 for duty as flotilla leader of the {{UK-DF|6}} in the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLJul27|p. 2 Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1929 for duty with the {{UK-DF|6}} in the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLFeb29|p. 2

In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5 or perhaps £1. In ...ing commissioned at Portsmouth on 16 November 1937 for use as a target for torpedo-bombers.{{ToL|Royal Navy|16 Nov. 1937, p. 22}}

...as completed to full crew on 12 November, 1924 and proceeded to lead the {{UK-DF|1}} as part of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 286}} She re-commissioned on 1 June, 1927 and was attached to the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul27|p. 285}}

'''H.M.S. ''Decoy''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...nces Donaldson, daughter of one of the partners of the firm, named the new torpedo boat destroyer.{{NMI|Thursday, Feb 08, 1894; pg. 4; Issue 34182}}

...n (T) J. McCarthy impressed his commander with a thorough report on German torpedo boats based on his observations during a visit to Kiel in June.{{ARTS1904|p ...miles. It was discovered that the cable would part at 18 knots.{{ToL|The Torpedo ManoeuvresTuesday, August 16, 1904, Issue 37474, p.9}}

...ifications to the original design overcame damage to the propellers of the torpedo as it left and a great number of wild shots. It was retained in hopes that ...tation (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]]. Her complement was reported as 243 officers and men,<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence." ''The Times''. 20 Februar

...fficers under his command certain local orders as to the use of boats from torpedo craft in the Firth of Forth." In 1908 Fleet Exercises, Moir failed to make He was appointed in command of {{UK-Ariel|f=t}} in January 1912. A very favourable inspection of her declared

The {{UK-LCS|2}} operated in a screening role for the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] at th Under the command of Commodore [[William Edmund Goodenough]] in {{UK-1Southampton}}, the squadron was notably more attentive to its role in keep

...cs.<ref name=iwmpapers>National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=062-csac29675 Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (18 ...naval connections - Brian and his brother William both joined the Navy as officers and Egerton's only sister Dorothy married naval officer [[Philip Wylie Duma

...iginally dubbed "coastal destroyers", but were reclassified as first-class torpedo boats before 1907. They were often referred to as "the oily wads" due to t ...ere re-numbered - confusingly - as T.B. 1-12 as part of the denigration to torpedo boats.

|chain=Torpedo Boats,First-class Torpedo Boats |nat=UK

...over the low land to the south of Port William. At about 9.20 a.m. the {{UK-Canopus}} fired her 12" guns, at which time the masts and smoke of two of t ...}} weighed, and having turned proceeded out of the harbour astern of the {{UK-Inflexible}}.

[[Hubert Edward Dannreuther]] was notably the gunnery officer in {{UK-Invincible|f=p}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], and one of the few survivors ...alty telling Hubert Edward Dannreuther he has been selected for the Senior Officers technical course in Portsmouth.

...B. 35''' was one of 53 first-class torpedo boats of the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]]. In 1895, she was one of six first-class torpedo boats stationed at Hong Kong.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

The {{UK-DF|4}} screened the [[Grand Fleet]] in the battle and sustained heavy losse * {{UK-Tipperary}}, Flotilla leader (lost), Captain (D) [[Charles John Wintour]]

...arwich Force]]) under the lead of the {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, screening the {{UK-BCS|1}}. ...do attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked.

...pril, 1904 when he would receive his next appointment, this being to the {{UK-Iphigenia|f=t}} on the [[China Station]].<ref>Lecky Service Record. {{TNA| ...career. This new phase started with a two year stint in command of the {{UK-TB23}} which began on 18 February, 1908.<ref>Lecky Service Record. {{TNA|A

...ty-fifth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the {{UK-1Britannia}} intake term of September 1899, with 2265 marks.{{NMI|Saturday, On 12 January, 1906, Alison was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB72|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|p. 399}}

.... After one year he went to Australia, first in {{UK-Orlando}} and then {{UK-RoyalArthur}}.<ref>Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/161.|D7603413}} ...rly 1909 that Jones needed "big ship experience", Jones was appointed to {{UK-Albemarle}} on 8 February, 1910.

...f {{UK-1Britannia}}. In mid-September 1904 he was appointed to join the {{UK-1Exmouth|f=t}} in the Home Fleet. Stanistreet was appointed in command of the {{UK-Foyle|f=t}} on 21 April, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 320}}

...large ships, at first, though he did spend the first half of 1902 in the {{UK-Vigilant|f=t}}.<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/101.|D760360 ...rch, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 13}} He was sent to the {{UK-1Medea|f=t}} in the {{UK-CS}} 9 July, 1903.<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/101.|D760

...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.

Palmer gained a full twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. Palmer was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Thames|f=t}} on 14 January, 1914.{{NLApr14|p. 382}}

...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 Butler was appointed in command of the {{UK-Quail|f=t}} on 16 September, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 363}} He seems not to have

...J.P., Forster gained a commendable twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1891. His evaluations throughout his career teem ...ount of urgent private affairs. On 17 November, he was appointed to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}}.<ref>Arnold-Forster Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/166.|D7

...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

...Dunbar in 1923.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32787/pages/418 ''The London Gazette'' 16 January, 1923].</ref> On 16 October 1905, {{UK-A4}} suffered a loss of trim while exercising in Stokes Bay, under command

...ty-first among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the {{UK-1Britannia}} intake term of September 1899, with 2165 marks.{{NMI|Saturday, ...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

...R.N. J Kiddle, Esq., Kiddle gained twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. ...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

...ber, 1896. He was not fit until December and received an appointment to {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} in the Channel Squadron on 23 December, 1896. ...mmand of {{UK-Racehorse}}. Rose left ''Racehorse'' to assume command of {{UK-Ostrich}} on 16 October, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''Th

On 12 February, 1913, Rede was appointed as {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB8|f=t}}.{{NLMar13|p. 400}} On 21 January, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB23|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 401}}

Hutchinson was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-TB21|f=t}} on 29 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 400}} ...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

...ridget Barron, John Barron received eight months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked seventh of the sixty-four cadets who On 25 November, 1911 or in March 1912, {{UK-TB25}} and {{UK-TB29}} collided and Barron suffered a spinal concussion.

...bb as a Midshipman in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] ...wing year, Grubb enlivened the passing-out ceremony of December, 1897 at {{UK-1Britannia}} by dancing the hornpipe with cadets [[Cloudesley Varyl Robinso

...n as an Midshipman in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] ...oin {{UK-C2}}. On 24 October, he moved to the smaller coastal submarine {{UK-A12}}. Brown was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1910.

...1915) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. He was killed in command of {{UK-Lynx|f=p}} when she struck a mine. Born in Newton Abbot. Cole gained twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.

Archdale was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-Rosario|f=t}} and for command of the [[Hong Kong Submarine Flotilla]] on 24 Archdale was appointed in command of the {{UK-Patrol|f=t}} on 1 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 862}}

Currey was appointed to the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} of the {{UK-CS|3}}, then operating in the Mediterranean, as Lieutenant (T) on 1 March, He was appointed to the {{UK-Formidable}}, then part of the Second Fleet, as executive officer on 2 Janu

...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 ...ions for several days commencing on 20 July, 1897 and gained entrance to {{UK-1Britannia}}'s term of August, 1897, his 1551 marks placing him second amon

Evans was appointed in command of the {{UK-Blonde|f=t}} on 10 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 743}} * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Maurice+Dorsett+Evans Service Records]

...Rawlings was serving as first lieutenant in the {{UK-Druid|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|1}}. On 21 October, 1914 Rawlings was appointed {{LieutRN}} in Command of the {{UK-TB11|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 401}}

...n {{UK-Mars}} in January, 1900 and at the end of October, transferred to {{UK-Glory}} in the Mediterranean. Cooper-Key left her and arrived back in Engl ...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..<

...s in the [[Great War]]; they were both considered for command of the new {{UK-Termagant|f=t}} in 1916.{{DawsonFlotillas|p. 157}} Lionel Dawson was born the son of a Colonel C. Dawson. Dawson entered the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} on 15 September, 1900.

...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

...eptember, 1904, passing out on 15 January, 1906 when he was appointed to {{UK-KingAlfred}}. Peploe was appointed {{LieutRN}} in Command of the {{UK-TB36|f=t}} on 8 December, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 401}}

Peel was appointed in command of the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}} in March, 1918. * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Cyril+Peel Service Records]

...he was immediately appointed back to the Mediterranean, this time in the {{UK-1RoyalSovereign|f=t}}. After a brief period in a training brig, Prichard f ...fore receiving his first sea-going command appointment as captain of the {{UK-1Snapper|f=t}}, on 14 August, 1905.<ref>Prichard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM

...re as a Lieutenant in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] ...six months. He left the battleship when he was appointed to command the {{UK-Zebra|f=t}} on 22 December 1905.<ref>Moore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/4

...time serving as torpedo officer in the battleships {{UK-Formidable}} and {{UK-KingEdwardVII}} in 1910-11.<ref>Hallifax Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/ Hallifax was again appointed to the {{UK-Vernon|f=tp}} for wireless telegraphy duties from October 1911 to April, 19

...d in {{UK-Thunderer}} until the outbreak of war when he was appointed to {{UK-TB4}}.<ref>Dring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/34.|}} f. 34.</ref> He served in {{UK-Nymphe}}, on paper from 1 March 1917. However, in February 1917 he was sub

...don. He underwent examinations for in July, 1897 and gained entrance to {{UK-1Britannia}}'s term of August, 1897, his 1390 marks placing him thirteenth ...{UK-1London|f=t}} on 16 May, 1907. On 2 June, 1908, he went over to the {{UK-Fox|f=t}}.<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603954}} f. 458.</

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}}

...vision of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] (soon to become the {{UK-BS|2}} of the [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]]).<ref>Jellicoe Paper In order that Flag Officers and Captains under my command may be fully aware of the principles which wi

...(1913)|''Laforey'' class destroyers]], encountered four obsolescent German torpedo boats heading out to sow mines. ...Henry Fox|Cecil Fox]], led {{UK-Lennox}}, {{UK-Lance}}, {{UK-Loyal}} and {{UK-Legion}} against the smaller and more elderly {{DE-S115}}, {{DE-S117}}, {{D

...erations in Egypt".<ref>''The London Gazette'': [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25169/page/5173 (Supplement) no. 25169. p. 5173.] 17 November, ...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}}

...abeth Paget Streeten, and entered the Royal Navy as a Naval Cadet in the {{UK-1Britannia}} on 8 September, 1863.<ref>[http://www.anatpro.com/index_files/ Streeten was appointed to the {{UK-Excellent}} for the Short Course in Gunnery on 6 March, 1882.<ref>Streeten

...Edward Dannreuther]], senior surviving officer of the destruction of the {{UK-Invincible|f=tp}}. ...he examinations for the rank of {{LieutRN}}. He was lent to the cruiser {{UK-Iris}} from 21 July to 20 August for the annual man&oelig;uvres.

...ef> Mansergh entered the Royal Navy on 15 July, 1886 when he joined the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}}.<ref>Mansergh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141/107|D8120 ...ctober, 1888, and from there he was appointed to the third-class cruiser {{UK-1Champion}} on 4 December, 1888.<ref>Mansergh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 19

...{{UK-Fawn}} in reserve at Malta before being appointed in command of the {{UK-2Ardent|f=t}} on 10 April 1905. ...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

...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 * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Henry+Savile Service Records]

...t performances in support of operations at Gallipoli while in command of {{UK-1Wolverine|f=p}} would earn him a D.S.O.. ...herine. He entered the Royal Navy with the January, 1897 intake term at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}, passing in thirteenth of sixty-three in order of merit wi

* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Edward+Meryon Service Records] ...>'''[[Charles Grey Robinson|Charles G. Robinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>29 Jan, 1892{{NLMar

...ed until 29 May 1902. He spent much of the remainder of the year in the {{UK-1Revenge}}.<ref>Nash Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/143.|}} f. 547.</ref> ...that year, he was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}}, additional, for command of {{UK-TB109}}.

...ange of bearing instrument]] and an [[Crace Enemy Torpedo Calculator|enemy torpedo calculator]]. ...1Australia|f=t}} to be her torpedo officer and to assist on staff of the {{UK-CS}}. He would be in her when the war broke out.<ref>Crace Service Record.

...to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 13 November, 1892 and was re-appointed to {{UK-Forester}} for navigation duties. Around April 1899, Brooker was in a staff appointment at the {{UK-Defiance|f=tp}} when he was hospitalized. At some point, he attempted suic

...''' were slightly enlarged versions of the preceeding [[Sharpshooter Class Torpedo Gunboat (1888)|''Sharpshooter'' Class]]. All but three saw service in the | {{Template:UK-1Alarm}}

...destroyers]], which quickly took over the torpedo gunboat's intended anti-torpedo boat role. | {{Template:UK-Dryad}}

...} and {{UK-Karakatta}} for the Australian Station, and {{UK-Assaye}} and {{UK-Plassey}} being built for the [[Royal Indian Marine]]. Five survived long | {{Template:UK-Boomerang}}

...hirteen [[Sharpshooter Class Torpedo Gunboat (1888)|''Sharpshooter'' class torpedo gunboats]]. This class was followed by others which hoped to improve upon ...jack}}, and it was reported that "it is the univeral opinion amongst naval officers who have had experience of the ''Sharpshooter'' class that the vessels are

...s appointed to {{UK-1Seal}}. He'd leave her on 6 February, 1900 for the {{UK-Thetis|f=t}}.<ref>Bennett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|}} f. 8.</ref> ...duties at Malta. After a year there, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-2Orion|f=t}}. He was discharged from this command on 22 June, 1907 and sen

...in designation, perhaps the first Royal Navy depôt ship for a flotilla of torpedo craft. ...s'' and listed as being "lent to the 'Valorous' for temporary service with Torpedo Boats".{{NLJul84|p. 249}} She carried out the same duties again in the summ

...[[Alfred Thayer Mahan|A. T. Mahan]], U.S.N. 'On the entry and training of officers in the Royal Navy under the new scheme'; Secret letter from Fisher to Thurs ...gramme, 1907; New Admiralty Scheme. Training of lieutenants in gunnery and torpedo, 1903; Manoeuvres and operations of the particular service squadrons, 1885;

Harwood would earn fame in the Second World War, commanding the {{UK-Exeter|f=pt}} in the [[Battle of the River Plate]]. .... On 17 August, 1915 he was appointed to {{UK-RoyalSovereign}}, to be her torpedo officer upon commissioning.

...to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 October, 1905 and then was sent to join {{UK-Caesar}} in the Channel until 2 January, 1906.<ref>Cunningham Service Recor ...May of 1915. Following a month in {{UK-Hibernia}}, he was appointed to {{UK-Russell}} for navigation on 1 July, 1915. Cunningham was promoted to the r

...ay as a Lieutenant in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] ...taff at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} before being sent to the {{UK-Majestic|f=t}} for torpedo duties from mid-July 1907 to 7 January 1908.

...87 &ndash; 15 February, 1926) served in the [[Royal Navy]] as an inventive torpedo officer. ...He was granted a month's sick leave to regain his health. He received his torpedo qualification on 25 August, 1911, passing with 1612 of 2000 marks, but ill

...ritannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; ...lotilla torpedo duties as an additional man in {{UK-Faulknor}} and later {{UK-Saumarez}}.

...Ceylon, the thirteenth child of J. S. Agar, a tea planter. Agar entered {{UK-1Britannia}} in May, 1905 after schooling at Framlingham College and [[East ...ms at Bermuda. The fourth and final term was spent at sea in the cruiser {{UK-Isis}}.<ref>''Report of the Director of Naval Education, for the Year 1905'

...eeping sloops. The Second would be a mix of ten sweeping sloops and older torpedo gunboats, while the Third would be comprised of twelve paddle minesweepers. |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Lupin}}

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...21}}, and is unofficially dubbed the "Gunboat Fleet Sweeping Flotilla". {{UK-Speedwell}} bears the Senior Officer.{{SMNLMar19|p. 16 and Supplements thro |style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=5 | '''Sweeping Torpedo Gunboats'''

...eeping sloops. The Second would be a mix of ten sweeping sloops and older torpedo gunboats, while the Third would be comprised of twelve paddle minesweepers. ...and Supplements through March 1917, save February which was not found}} {{UK-Speedwell}} would be detached briefly around September/October of 1916, but

...olonel A. S. Cameron, Cyril gained eleven months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in mid 1895. Cameron was first and torpedo officer in {{UK-Hecla}} from 26 August, 1908 to 22 March, 1910. At some point during his t

...{UK-Napier}} from September 1912 through 9 July 1917 when he was sent to {{UK-Dolphin}} for instruction in submarines. ...he was given charge of the War Game Room at Malta. An appointment to the {{UK-Castor|f=t}} in May 1935 was cancelled. On 9 April 1935 he again requested

.... E. Head, Esq., Charles Head gained five months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. ...applied mechanics of engineering", and recommended him as a candidate for torpedo lieutenant. Head indeed qualified as such in March, 1906.

...s appointed to the {{UK-PrinceOfWales|f=t}} on 1 January 1913 as first and torpedo officer. He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1914 and wa ...e-based assignment with D.N.I. (or O.N.I.?), he was appointed to the new {{UK-Chester|f=tp}} on 7 March, 1916. He would fight in her at the [[Battle of

...tered the Navy on 23 January, 1869 and in 1873 as a {{MidRN}} serving in {{UK-1Druid|f=tp}}, Gladstone was landed with the Naval Brigade in the Ashanti W ...rch, 1882. He remained in {{UK-Vernon}} as part of the staff, to instruct officers.<ref>Gladstone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/532.|D7578856}} ff. 521, 5

...ul08|p. 275}} serving in her into 1909. Later in 1909, he served in the {{UK-KingEdwardVII|f=t}}. ...served in {{UK-Sapphire}} and {{UK-1Bellona}}. In 1910-11 he served in {{UK-Vanguard}}.

...and|f=t}}, then to the {{UK-Challenger}} and finally, in March 1915, the {{UK-Astraea|f=t}}, which was operating off the West Coast of Africa. He was me ...he was appointed to the {{UK-Canada|f=t}} before being appointed to the {{UK-Penelope}} of the [[Harwich Force]] in August, 1916.{{ToL|Fleet Gunnery Off

...ointed to a Torpedo Control course at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, and then to the {{UK-Foxhound|f=t}} on 16 September.<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/12 In mid-May 1918 he was appointed to {{UK-Atherstone}} for instruction in minesweeping.<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{

..., to the Officer who claimed first place in the examination to qualify for Torpedo Lieutenant. ...died on the 18th December, 1909 from typhoid fever, while in command of {{UK-Natal|f=p}}.

...nwich]] (December 1892, 2nd Class), the torpedo course at [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] (January 1893, 1st Class), the gunnery course ...Beresford hauled down his flag on 24 March 1909. In April he did a Senior Officers' navigation course, and in June he was appointed to [[H.M.S. Exmouth (1901)

...ass in gunnery on 13 April. Immediately afterwards he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship ''Hecla'' in the Mediterranean, under the command of Captain [[ ...d to [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] to qualify for Torpedo Duties at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. It is thought he didn't compl

...he was working with submarines attached to {{UK-Vulcan}} as her first and torpedo officer.<ref>Bourne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/60.|}} f. 60.</ref> * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Henry+Philpot+Bourne Service Records]

...vember 1918 he was appointed Assistant Superintendent at the [[Royal Naval Torpedo Factory, Greenock]].<ref>Ball Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/67.|}} f. 6 * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Henry+Strickland+Ball Service Records]

...at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, Feilding was appointed to the {{UK-Defence|f=tp}} as torpedo officer on 6 January, 1913 and was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 In May, 1915, he was thanked for his ingenuity in devising, along with other officers, an extempore director firing installation in the ship.

...xible|f=tp}} from 27 July 1909 to 12 October 1910 and then served in the {{UK-Sapphire|f=t}} until he was placed on the Retired List at his own request o Waring was appointed to the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914 and died when she was torpedoed and lost on 1

...ncreased speed and steered E.S.E. and "Chester" had to turn towards the "{{UK-Minotaur}}" (S.O. of Armoured cruisers) to pass to her the signal reporting ...d and flashes of guns were seen in this direction. This was reported to "{{UK-Invincible}}" by searchlight, and "Chester" turned to S.W. to investigate.

...y, the Admiralty thanked him for his invention of a/an "[illeg]iarator for torpedo gyroscope." * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Hugh+Meredith+Nicholson Service Records]

...Declared fit for shore service on on 5 August, he was appointed to the {{UK-Actaeon|f=tp}}.<ref>Bromley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/27.|}} f. 27. * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Wyville+Bromley Service Records]

'''Torpedo Planes''' (land-based aeroplanes, floatplanes or seaplanes) were envisioned ...ment of Torpedo Aircraft'' which appeared in in the [[Annual Report of the Torpedo School]] for 1918.{{ARTS1918|pp. 89-96}}

...launching a number of attacks on shipping between the Netherlands and the UK, the largest of which was the [[Action of 10 May, 1917]]. ...ight without stopping in Flanders in order to achieved surprise. Its eight torpedo boats were meant to sail on 13 February but were delayed a day by bad weath

...iming itself the "only Professional Institution Open Without Ballot to all Officers of the Navy, Army, and Auxiliary Forces." ...y Brine]]||subject: "On the best method of providing an efficient force of officers and men for the Navy, including the Reserves"{{NMI|5 Sept. 1881, p. 10}}

...itson as a Sub-Lt. in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] Kitson served in {{UK-Magnificent}} from 1 August 1902 to at least mid-1905.

...Engineer Commander in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[George Napier Tomlin]].</small>]] ...Engineer on 1 July, 1881. He was sent to {{UK-Asia|f=p}} for a course in torpedo instruction.

...s {{UK-MaryRose|f=p}} (Lieutenant-Commander [[Charles Leonard Fox]]) and {{UK-Strongbow|f=p}} (Lieutenant-Commander [[Edward Brooke]]) and the armed traw ...and two 19.7 inch torpedo tubes versus three 4 inch guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes on the British destroyers. The Germans had a maximum speed of 34 knot

...e last two British pre-dreadnought battleships, {{UK-Agamemnon|f=p}} and {{UK-LordNelson|f=p}}. Their speed of just 18 knots meant that they could not in ...es-Sadler to meetings in Salonika. He would normally have used the yacht {{UK-Triad|f=p}} for such a journey, but she was unavailable so he chose to use

...but his ships would have to turn under heavy fire and probably attacks by torpedo boats. His problem was that the lack of reports from his scouting forces me ...Sturdee]], victor of the [[Battle of the Falklands]] and commanding the {{UK-BS|4}} at Jutland.

...calibre firing practices besides meeting and conversing with many of their Officers. In the exchange of information I have dealt principally with the following Officers :-

...on (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] in Portsmouth Fletcher passed in torpedo with a third class certificate (130 out of 200 marks) on 23 February, 1906. ...{{UK-Cochrane}} instead. On 18 April his name was removed from the list of officers of the Royal Navy. His service record eloquently states: 'Gave further trou