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<div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M. T.B. 85 (1889)|fatedate=22 October, 1921{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 312}} |order= |name=T.B. 85 |launch=1889{{Brasseys1896|p. 318}} |comp=September 1889{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 312}} |builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 104}} |fate=Sold |pend= |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 85''' was one of six first-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 82 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|''T.B. 82'' class]]. ==Service== She participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]] as one of three boats in Torpedo Division 2 of the Red Side.{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres of 1894|July 18, 1894, Issue 34319, p.13}} In 1895, she was one of thirteen torpedo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}} 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.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, May 17, 1900; pg. 10; Issue 36144.</ref> Sold initially to Stanlee of Dover, but then resold to J. E. Thomas on 22 October, 1921 alongside her sisters {{UK-TB82}} and {{UK-TB86}}.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 312}} ==Captains== Dates of appointment are provided when known. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M. T.B. 85"> {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Osbert Boothby|nick=William O. Boothby|appt=22 July, 1890<ref>"Naval Intelligence". ''The Times''. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue '''33068''', col C, p. 12.</ref><ref>Boothby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7602238}} f. 180.</ref>|end=15 August, 1890<ref>Boothby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7602238}} f. 180.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Thomas Charles Smyth|nick=Thomas C. Smyth|appt=21 July, 1892{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692}}|end=c. 30 August, 1892{{INF}}|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]]}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Thomas Legge Barnardiston|nick=Thomas L. Barnardiston|appt=11 July, 1893{{NMI|Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999}}|end=c. mid August, 1893{{INF}}|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]]}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Lindesay Cay|nick=Arthur L. Cay|appt=18 July, 1894{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10}}|end=|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]]}} {{Tenure|rank={{SubRN}} in Command|name=Sydney Stewart Hall|nick=Sydney S. Hall|appt=8 July, 1896{{NMI|Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938}}|end=4 November, 1897|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]] and Naval Review at Spithead<ref>"The Diamond Jubilee" ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Richard Huth Walters|nick=Richard H. Walters|appt=10 July, 1900{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 5, 1900, Issue 36186, p.10}}|end=|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1900]], and in command of Devonport Flotilla and for torpedo duties}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Richard Huth Walters|nick=Richard H. Walters|appt=11 July, 1901|end=1901|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}} {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Brien Michael Money|nick=Brien M. Money|appt=8 August, 1902<ref>Money Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 215.</ref>|end=30 September, 1902|note=for Review}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Julian Herbert Woodbridge|nick=Julian H. Woodbridge|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref>|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Clarke Stewart Paterson|nick=John C. S. Paterson|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}|end=1 October, 1904|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Cecil Mervyn Queripel|nick=Cecil M. Queripel|appt=12 January, 1906<ref>Queripel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/90.|D7603994}} f. 93.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 400}}|end=7 May, 1908<ref>Queripel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/90.|D7603994}} f. 93.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon|nick=Herbert I. N. Lyon|appt=2 June, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 401}}|end=March, 1909}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Anstey Yonge|nick=Reginald A. Yonge|appt=4 March, 1909<ref>Yonge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/269.|D7604366}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 401''a''}}|end=15 December, 1909<ref>Yonge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/269.|D7604366}} f. ?.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Vesey Holt|nick=Reginald V. Holt|appt=December, 1909<ref>Holt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>{{NLApr10|p. 401}}|end=17 June, 1910<ref>Holt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/179.|D7576665}} f. 240.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Lionel Meyrick Coxon|nick=Henry L. M. Coxon|appt=4 May, 1911{{NavAppts|Saturday, May 06, 1911; pg. 8; Issue 39578}}{{NLJan12|p. 401}}|end=21 February, 1912}} {{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Alexander Fisher|nick=Alexander Fisher|appt=24 February, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 401}}|end=18 September, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 401}}{{NLApr15|p. 401}}}} {{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=Frederick Isaac|nick=Frederick Issac|appt=18 September, 1912{{NLApr15|p. 401}}|end=4 May, 1915{{NLApr15|p. 401}}{{NLOct15|p. 401}}}} {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Oscar James Prosser Lee|nick=Oscar J. P. Lee|appt=4 May, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 401}}|end=August, 1916}} {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Thomas Wallace Young|nick=Thomas W. Young|appt=17 August, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 401}}|end=10 November, 1917{{NLFeb19|pp. 792, 956}}}} {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=John Henry Blyth|nick=John H. Blyth|appt=10 November, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 956}}|end=}} </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> ==See Also== {{refbegin}} {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_T.B._85_(1884)}} {{refend}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} <div name=fredbot:bib></div name=fredbot:bib> {{refend}} {{Footer T.B. 82 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:T.B. 85}} {{CatShipFirstClassTorpedoBoat|UK}}

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