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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 7''' was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1876)|T.B. 1 class]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 7''' was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1876)|T.B. 1 class]]. | ||
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| − | In the summer of 1880 the Admiralty decided to deploy several torpedo boats to overseas bases. In July the responsible authorities at Portsmouth were "ordered to forward a couple of first-class torpedo boats to Malta and Gibraltar."<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Thursday, 22 July, 1880. Issue '''29940''', col B, p. 13.</ref> Resultantly, ''T.B. 7'' was taken out to Gibraltar from Portsmouth aboard the troopship ''Tamar'' in August 1880 alongside her sister {{UK-2TB9}}, destined for Malta. Upon arrival in Gibraltar the torpedo boat was hauled off the ''Tamar'' and put into the water before being towed to her mooring in the Camber.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Friday, 20 August, 1880. Issue '''29965''', col A, p. 8.</ref> | + | In the summer of 1880 the Admiralty decided to deploy several torpedo boats to overseas bases. In July the responsible authorities at Portsmouth were "ordered to forward a couple of first-class torpedo boats to Malta and Gibraltar."<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Thursday, 22 July, 1880. Issue '''29940''', col B, p. 13.</ref> Resultantly, ''T.B. 7'' was taken out to Gibraltar from Portsmouth aboard the troopship ''[[H.M.S. Tamar (1863|Tamar]]'' in August 1880 alongside her sister {{UK-2TB9}}, destined for Malta. Upon arrival in Gibraltar the torpedo boat was hauled off the ''Tamar'' and put into the water before being towed to her mooring in the Camber.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Friday, 20 August, 1880. Issue '''29965''', col A, p. 8.</ref> |
In 1881, ''T.B. 7'' was listed as fitted for Whitehead and was the only boat serving out of Gibraltar.{{ARTS1881|p. 35}} | In 1881, ''T.B. 7'' was listed as fitted for Whitehead and was the only boat serving out of Gibraltar.{{ARTS1881|p. 35}} | ||
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| H.M. T.B. 7 (1878) | |
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| Builder: | Thornycroft[1] |
| Launched: | 1878[2] |
| Broken up: | |
H.M. T.B. 7 was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 1 class.
Service
In the summer of 1880 the Admiralty decided to deploy several torpedo boats to overseas bases. In July the responsible authorities at Portsmouth were "ordered to forward a couple of first-class torpedo boats to Malta and Gibraltar."[3] Resultantly, T.B. 7 was taken out to Gibraltar from Portsmouth aboard the troopship Tamar in August 1880 alongside her sister T.B. 9, destined for Malta. Upon arrival in Gibraltar the torpedo boat was hauled off the Tamar and put into the water before being towed to her mooring in the Camber.[4]
In 1881, T.B. 7 was listed as fitted for Whitehead and was the only boat serving out of Gibraltar.[5]
In 1895, she was one of eleven first-class T.B.s stationed in Gibraltar.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 101.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 101. The date of launch is imprecise.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 22 July, 1880. Issue 29940, col B, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 20 August, 1880. Issue 29965, col A, p. 8.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 35.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
Bibliography
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