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She was commissioned on 8 July 1896 in order to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]] under the command of [[Frank Brandt]].{{NMI|Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927}}{{NMI|Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938}}{{NMI|Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939}}
 
She was commissioned on 8 July 1896 in order to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]] under the command of [[Frank Brandt]].{{NMI|Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927}}{{NMI|Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938}}{{NMI|Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939}}
  
Rammed and sunk by {{UK-2Ardent|f=t}} on 17 April, 1906.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 312}}
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She was rammed and sunk by the {{UK-2Ardent|f=t}} during night exercises off Malta on 17 April, 1906.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 312}}  No blame was attached to either commander in the event, but captain [[Eric Walter Harbord]] of {{UK-Foam|f=p}} was faulted for not closing the scene and marking the site.  He would be relieved of his command as a result.{{HepperLosses|p. 19}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Herbert Chatterton|nick=Herbert Orpen|appt=22 July, 1890<ref>"Naval Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 19 July, 1890.  Issue '''33068''', col C, p. 12.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Herbert Chatterton|nick=Herbert Orpen|appt=22 July, 1890<ref>"Naval Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 19 July, 1890.  Issue '''33068''', col C, p. 12.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Douglas Wilkin|nick=Henry D. Wilkin|appt=14 July, 1891<ref>Wilkin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D8112173}} f. 175.</ref>|end=August, 1891<ref>Wilkin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D8112173}} f. 175.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1891]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Douglas Wilkin|nick=Henry D. Wilkin|appt=14 July, 1891<ref>Wilkin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D8112173}} f. 175.</ref>|end=August, 1891<ref>Wilkin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D8112173}} f. 175.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1891]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gordon Colquhoun Fraser|nick=Gordon C. Fraser|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]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gordon Colquhoun Fraser|nick=Gordon C. Fraser|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>Fraser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|}} f. 414.</ref>{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692}}|end=c. 30 August, 1892{{INF}}|note=lent, for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Walter Smith|nick=George W. Smith|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=George Walter Smith|nick=George W. Smith|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=Sidney Richard Olivier|nick=Sidney R. Olivier|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={{LaCRN}}|name=Sidney Richard Olivier|nick=Sidney R. Olivier|appt=18 July, 1894{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10}}|end=|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]]}}

Latest revision as of 18:28, 3 December 2021

H.M. T.B. 84 (1889)
Builder: Yarrow & Company[1]
Launched: 1889[2]
Completed: 1889[3]
Collision: 17 April, 1906[4]
Fate: with Ardent[5]

H.M. T.B. 84 was one of six first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 82 class.

Service

She commissioned on 18 July to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1894 as one of three T.Bs. of the Queenstown Division of the Blue Side.[6]

In 1895, she was one of twenty-three torpedo boats of at least 125 feet in length stationed in Portsmouth along with four smaller ones.[7]

She was commissioned on 8 July 1896 in order to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 under the command of Frank Brandt.[8][9][10]

She was rammed and sunk by the destroyer Ardent during night exercises off Malta on 17 April, 1906.[11] No blame was attached to either commander in the event, but captain Eric Walter Harbord of H.M.S. Foam was faulted for not closing the scene and marking the site. He would be relieved of his command as a result.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 104.
  2. Brassey's Naval Annual 1896. p. 318.
  3. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  4. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  5. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  6. "The Naval Manoeuvres of 1894." The Times (London, England), July 18, 1894, Issue 34319, p.13.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939.
  11. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  12. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 19.
  13. "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
  14. Wilkin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 175.
  15. Wilkin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 175.
  16. Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. f. 414.
  17. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
  18. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
  19. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
  20. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
  21. Brandt Service Record. In our PDF for John Roderick Segrave. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
  22. Brandt Service Record. In our PDF for John Roderick Segrave. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
  23. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 5, 1900, Issue 36186, p.10.
  24. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 19.

Bibliography


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