H.M. T.B. 4 (1878)
| H.M. T.B. 4 (1879) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[1] |
| Ordered: | 3 October, 1877[2] |
| Launched: | 1879[3] |
| Completed: | 1879[4] |
| Sold: | 1905 |
H.M. T.B. 4 was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 1 class.
Service
After her trials in the spring of 1881, T.B. 4 was sent to Chatham Dockyard. On 13 May, 1881 The Times reported that she had been moored in the Chatham steam basin and would remain there "until required for service."[5]
In 1881 there were twenty T.B.s in all, and T.B. 4 was reported as "not fitted" for Whitehead and serving out of Chatham with her sister T.B. 6 and Yarrow's T.B. 14. There was some noted lethargy in getting these boats armed.[6]
During the crisis following the Panjdeh Incident in 1885, T.B. 4 was put into commission as part of Admiral Phipps Hornby's Particular Service Squadron on 28 April, and was later involved in the year's Annual Manoeuvres at Berehaven.[7]
Commissioned as tender to Valorous in May 1886 for flotilla manoeuvres.[8][9]
She was still at Chatham in 1895, one of two first class torpedo boats of less than 125 feet, along with eight of greater length.[10]
She was sold in 1905 and entered mercantile service with the name Rocket.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Frederick S. Inglefield, 16 June, 1884[12] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1884)
- Lieutenant & Commander William G. Stewart, 28 April, 1885[13] – 31 July, 1885 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1885)
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert W. Savory, 25 May, 1886[14][15] – 7 September, 1886[16]
- Gunner in Command John Courtnell, 18 July, 1889[17] – 7 September, 1889 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1889)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 101.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 309.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 308.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 308.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 13 May, 1879. Issue 29566, col A, p. 11.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 35.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1885). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 27 May, 1886. Issue 31770, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 308.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/553
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1885). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 33.
- ↑ Savory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 33.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
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