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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 4''' was one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]].
 
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 4''' was one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]].
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Originally named '''H.M.S. ''Sandfly''''', her name was changed to ''Torpedo Boat No. 4'' in 1907.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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In early 1910 while under the command of Lt. [[John Oliver Wyatt]], ''T.B. 4'' collided with the ketch ''Fortis''.  The Admiralty blamed Wyatt for the accident, and relieved him of command in April, 1910.  Wyatt applied to be placed on half pay, his "nerves completely shattered."  Lt. [[George Pritzler Green]] took command of the ship and remained with her until September.
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''T.B. 4'' joined the {{UK-DF|6}} of the [[Dover Patrol]] in March, 1915.  She and {{UK-TB15}} would remain in this employ to the end of the war.{{SMNLMay15|p. 15}}
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On 7 November 1916, two men were drowned, the body of one not being recovered.{{KindellROH2|p. 284}}
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''T.B. 4'' suffered an accidental explosion that killed fourteen of her crew on 26 May, 1917.  The cause and location of this mishap are unclear.{{KindellROH2|p. 363}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M. T.B. 4">
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[John Oliver Wyatt|John O. Wyatt]], 19 October, 1909.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 400.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gordon Alston Coles|nick=Gordon A. Coles|appt=16 April, 1907<ref>Coles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/167.|D7603674}}  f. 168.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 40}}|ass=17 April, 1907{{NLOct08|p. 400}}|end=19 October, 1909<ref>Coles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/167.|D7603674}}  f. 168.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
* {{LieutRN}} in Command [[Ernest Downes Panter|Ernest D. Panter]], 29 July, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 136.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Oliver Wyatt|nick=John O. Wyatt|appt=19 October, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 400}}|end=6 April, 1910|note=relieved of command after collision, nerves completely shot}}
* {{LieutRN}} in Command [[Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke|Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke]], D.S.C., 24 September, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List (February, 1919), p. 955.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Pritzler Green|nick=George P. Green|appt=6 April, 1910|end=10 September, 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Percival Wilson|nick=Henry P. Wilson|appt=27 October, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 400}}|end=15 May, 1911}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Adrian St. Vincent Keyes|nick=Adrian St. V. Keyes|appt=7 May, 1911<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/75.|D7603782}} f. 280.</ref>|end=15 August, 1911<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/75.|D7603782}} f. 280.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Alexander Hugh Gye|nick=Alexander H. Gye|appt=15 August, 1911{{NavAppts|12 Aug. 1911, p. 11}}|end=January, 1912}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Myles Aldington Blomfield|nick=Myles A. Blomfield|appt=1 March, 1912{{NavAppts|Saturday, Feb 24, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 39830}}|end=late March, 1912}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden|nick=Geoffrey S. Holden|appt=27 March, 1912<ref>Holden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/274.|}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 399}}|end=30 July, 1912{{NLDec13|p. 400}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Alexander Leslie Fletcher|nick=Alexander L. Fletcher|appt=7 April, 1913<ref>Fletcher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref>|end=13 August, 1913<ref>Fletcher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/.|D7604570}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Ernest Downes Panter|nick=Ernest D. Panter|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 400}}|end=9 January, 1915{{NLJan15|p. 400}}{{NLOct15|p. 400}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Henry Percy Boxer|nick=Henry P. Boxer|appt=9 January, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 400}}<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>|end=17 January, 1916<ref>Boxer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/83|}} f. 214.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Edward Meade Harris|nick=Robert E. M. Harris|appt=17 January, 1916|end=31 July, 1916}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson|nick=Frederick R. M. Johnson|appt=31 July, 1916<ref>Johnson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/282.|D7605354}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 400}}|end=5 December, 1916<ref>Johnson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/282.|D7605354}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Donal Scott McGrath|nick=Donal S. McGrath|appt=29 January, 1917<ref>McGrath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>|end=25 June, 1917<ref>McGrath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/96.|D7605507}} f. 95.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Cyril James Herbert Hill|nick=Cyril J. H. Hill|appt=27 August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''s''}}|end=26 December, 1917<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/153.|}} f. 152.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell|nick=Desmond N. C. Tufnell|appt=26 December, 1917|end=24 September, 1918}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke|nick=Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke|appt=24 September, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 955}}|end=22 January, 1919}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command (Supplementary List)|name=James Christian Collie|nick=James C. Collie|appt=22 January, 1919|end=15 February, 1919}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 26 March 2021

H.M. T.B. 4 (1906)
Builder: J. Samuel White[1]
Ordered: late 1905[2]
Laid down: 18 Sep, 1905[3]
Launched: 30 Oct, 1906[4]
Completed: Apr, 1907[5]
Sold: 1920[6]

H.M. T.B. 4 was one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the Cricket class.

Originally named H.M.S. Sandfly, her name was changed to Torpedo Boat No. 4 in 1907.

Service

In early 1910 while under the command of Lt. John Oliver Wyatt, T.B. 4 collided with the ketch Fortis. The Admiralty blamed Wyatt for the accident, and relieved him of command in April, 1910. Wyatt applied to be placed on half pay, his "nerves completely shattered." Lt. George Pritzler Green took command of the ship and remained with her until September.

T.B. 4 joined the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Dover Patrol in March, 1915. She and T.B. 15 would remain in this employ to the end of the war.[7]

On 7 November 1916, two men were drowned, the body of one not being recovered.[8]

T.B. 4 suffered an accidental explosion that killed fourteen of her crew on 26 May, 1917. The cause and location of this mishap are unclear.[9]

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. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 15.
  8. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 284.
  9. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 363.
  10. Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 40.
  12. Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
  15. Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
  16. Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
  17. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 12 Aug. 1911, p. 11.
  18. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 24, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 39830.
  19. Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. ?.
  20. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 399.
  21. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
  22. Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
  23. Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
  24. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
  25. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
  26. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  27. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  28. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  29. Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
  30. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/282. f. ?.
  31. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  32. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/282. f. ?.
  33. McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
  34. McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
  35. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399s.
  36. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
  37. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 955.

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)