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Re-commissioned 27 August, 1909 under command of B. M. Harvey.{{NMI|Thursday, Aug 26, 1909; pg. 7; Issue 39048}}
Re-commissioned 27 August, 1909 under command of B. M. Harvey.{{NMI|Thursday, Aug 26, 1909; pg. 7; Issue 39048}}


On 31 May, 1912 while attached to the [[Nore Defence Flotilla]], T.B. 6 collided with the government tug ''Marmion''.  Ten feet of the torpedo boat's  stem was twisted to port; the tug emerged unhurt.  T.B. 6 was docked.{{NMI|1 June 1912, p. 6}}  The Admiralty concluded that the captain of the torpedo boat, [[Ronald Mountstevens Fraser|Ronald M. Fraser]] had made an unseamanlike manoeuvre.<ref>Fraser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/268.|}} f. 144.</ref>
On 31 May, 1912 while attached to the [[Nore Local Defence Flotilla]], T.B. 6 collided with the government tug ''Marmion''.  Ten feet of the torpedo boat's  stem was twisted to port; the tug emerged unhurt.  T.B. 6 was docked.{{NMI|1 June 1912, p. 6}}  The Admiralty concluded that the captain of the torpedo boat, [[Ronald Mountstevens Fraser|Ronald M. Fraser]] had made an unseamanlike manoeuvre.<ref>Fraser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/268.|}} f. 144.</ref>
 
On 23 March 1918, she collided with {{UK-TB034}} due to carelessness on the part of ''T.B. 6{{'}}s'' commander, {{LieutRNR}} [[James Leonard Payne Sibree]].<ref>Sibree Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>


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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Francis Ernest Wright|nick=Francis E. Wright|appt=6 May, 1915<ref>Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/304.|D7605059}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 400}}|end=1 August, 1916<ref>Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/304.|D7605059}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Harold Percy Keeley|nick=Harold P. Keeley|appt=1 August, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 400}}|end=11 December, 1916}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Wilfred Hamilton|nick=Wilfred Hamilton|appt=13 October, 1916<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/38/140.|}}  f. 75.</ref>|end=23 November, 1916<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/38/140.|}}  f. 75.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=James Leonard Payne Sibree|nick=James L. P. Sibree|appt=10 December, 1916<ref>Sibree Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>{{NLAug17|p. 399''s''}}|end=9 July, 1918<ref>Sibree Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/110.|}} f. 110.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=James Marshall|nick=James Marshall|appt=2 July, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 955}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=James Marshall|nick=James Marshall|appt=2 July, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 955}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant in Command|name=Robert Constable|nick=Robert Constable|appt=29 March, 1919<ref>Constable Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/25.|D8127925}} f. ?.</ref>|end=17 October, 1919<ref>Constable Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/25.|D8127925}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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Latest revision as of 12:34, 9 August 2022

H.M. T.B. 6 (1906)
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[1]
Ordered: late 1905[2]
Laid down: 1 Sep, 1905[3]
Launched: 24 Jun, 1906[4]
Completed: Dec, 1906[5]
Sold: 1920[6]

H.M. T.B. 6 was one of 36 first-class torpedo boats of the Cricket class.

Originally named H.M.S. Gadfly, her name was changed to Torpedo Boat No. 6 in 1907.

Service

Re-commissioned 27 August, 1909 under command of B. M. Harvey.[7]

On 31 May, 1912 while attached to the Nore Local Defence Flotilla, T.B. 6 collided with the government tug Marmion. Ten feet of the torpedo boat's stem was twisted to port; the tug emerged unhurt. T.B. 6 was docked.[8] The Admiralty concluded that the captain of the torpedo boat, Ronald M. Fraser had made an unseamanlike manoeuvre.[9]

On 23 March 1918, she collided with T.B. 034 due to carelessness on the part of T.B. 6's commander, Lieutenant R.N.R. James Leonard Payne Sibree.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  3. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 26, 1909; pg. 7; Issue 39048.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 June 1912, p. 6.
  9. ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/268. f. 144.
  10. ↑ Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 318.
  12. ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/97. f. 51.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  14. ↑ Bowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/144. f. 245.
  15. ↑ Bowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/144. f. 245.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 399.
  17. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/82. f. ?.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 401.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  23. ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/304. f. ?.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  25. ↑ Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/304. f. ?.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  27. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/38/140. f. 75.
  28. ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/38/140. f. 75.
  29. ↑ Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 399s.
  31. ↑ Sibree Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/110. f. 110.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 955.
  33. ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
  34. ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.

Bibliography


Cricket Class First-class Torpedo Boat
1905 Order
T.B. 1 T.B. 2 T.B. 3 T.B. 4 T.B. 5
T.B. 6 T.B. 7 T.B. 8 T.B. 9 T.B. 10
  T.B. 11 T.B. 12  
November 1906 Order
T.B. 13 T.B. 14 T.B. 15 T.B. 16 T.B. 17
T.B. 18 T.B. 19 T.B. 20 T.B. 21 T.B. 22
  T.B. 23 T.B. 24  
September 1907 Order
T.B. 25 T.B. 26 T.B. 27 T.B. 28 T.B. 29
T.B. 30 T.B. 31 T.B. 32 T.B. 33 T.B. 34
  T.B. 35 T.B. 36  
<– T.B. 114 Class Torpedo Boats (UK)  
<– T.B. 114 Class First-class Torpedo Boats (UK)  
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