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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Aubrey William Howe|nick=Aubrey W. Howe|appt=7 July, 1887<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 July, 1887.  Issue '''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref><ref>Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}} f. 42.</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Le Clerc Egerton|nick=George Le C. Egerton|appt=28 April, 1887<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19/9}}</ref>|end=14 May, 1887<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19/9}}</ref>|note=for Jubilee Review<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 April, 1887.  Issue '''32060''', col E, p. 9.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Aubrey William Howe|nick=Aubrey W. Howe|appt=7 July, 1887<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 July, 1887.  Issue '''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref>|end=18 August, 1887<ref>Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20/311|D7590556}}</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Henry Bradwardine Jackson|nick=Henry B. Jackson|appt=4 July, 1888<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10.</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres and for torpedo duties}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Henry Bradwardine Jackson|nick=Henry B. Jackson|appt=4 July, 1888<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10.</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres and for torpedo duties}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Henry Bradwardine Jackson|nick=Henry B. Jackson|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 July, 1889.  Issue '''32751''', col A, p. 4.</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Henry Bradwardine Jackson|nick=Henry B. Jackson|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 July, 1889.  Issue '''32751''', col A, p. 4.</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|nick=Frederick C. D. Sturdee|appt=22 July, 1890<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/411}}</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|nick=Frederick C. D. Sturdee|appt=22 July, 1890<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/411}}</ref>|end=25 August, 1890<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/411}}</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander (T)|name=Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|nick=Frederick C. D. Sturdee|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/411}}</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander (T)|name=Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|nick=Frederick C. D. Sturdee|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/411}}</ref>|end=31 August, 1892<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20/79}}</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander (T)|name=Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|nick=Dudley R. S. de Chair|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander (T)|name=Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|nick=Dudley R. S. de Chair|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Frederick Charles Ulick Vernon Wentworth|nick=Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>"The Naval Mobilization".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1899.  Issue '''35877''', col C, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres, and in command of Chatham Torpedo Boat Flotilla}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Frederick Charles Ulick Vernon Wentworth|nick=Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>"The Naval Mobilization".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1899.  Issue '''35877''', col C, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres, and in command of Chatham Torpedo Boat Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Sydney Stewart Hall|nick=Sydney S. Hall|appt=July, 1900<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/236}}</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Sydney Stewart Hall|nick=Sydney S. Hall|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres".  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 July, 1901.  Issue '''36504''', col C, p. 8.</ref>|end=August 1901<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/236}}</ref>|note=lent for manoeuvres, also for torpedo duties, and in command of Portsmouth Flotilla}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} (T) in Command|name=Joseph Charles Davies|nick=Joseph C. Davies|appt=3 January, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 400}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} (T) in Command|name=Joseph Charles Davies|nick=Joseph C. Davies|appt=3 January, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 400}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Herbert Reginald Lloyd Edwards|nick=Herbert R. L. Edwards|appt=12 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 10 January, 1906.  Issue '''37913''', col F, p. 9.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Herbert Reginald Lloyd Edwards|nick=Herbert R. L. Edwards|appt=12 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 10 January, 1906.  Issue '''37913''', col F, p. 9.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Charles Rumney Samson|nick=Charles R. Samson|appt=3 July, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 400}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Charles Rumney Samson|nick=Charles R. Samson|appt=3 July, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 400}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Arthur Gerald Harris|nick=Arthur G. Harris|appt=18 February, 1908<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 15 February, 1908.  Issue '''38570''', col B, p. 12.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Arthur Gerald Harris|nick=Arthur G. Harris|appt=18 February, 1908<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 15 February, 1908.  Issue '''38570''', col B, p. 12.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=7 April, 1908<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''Wednesday, 8 April, 1908.  Issue '''38615''', col A, p. 9.</ref>|note=and for command of flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=7 April, 1908<ref>Preston Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/44/79}}</ref>|end=December 1909<ref>Preston Service Record{{TNA"ADM 196/44/79}}</ref>|note=and for command of Devonport T.B. Flotilla}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=17 November, 1909<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 November, 1909.  Issue '''39114''', col D, p. 7.</ref>|note=and for command of flotillaReappointed on promotion}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Lionel George Dawson|nick=Lionel G. Dawson|appt=December 1909<ref>Dawson Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/50/77|D7576679}}</ref>|end=14 January, 1910<ref>Dawson Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/50/77|D7576679}}</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Stephen Phillimore|nick=Stephen Phillimore|appt=28 August, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 401}}|note=and for command of Portland Flotilla}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Stephen Phillimore|nick=Stephen Phillimore|appt=28 August, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 401}}|note=and for command of Portland Flotilla}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|nick=Astley D. C. Cooper-Key|appt=16 December, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 401''a''}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|nick=Astley D. C. Cooper-Key|appt=16 December, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 401''a''}}}}

Revision as of 22:45, 22 July 2014

H.M. T.B. 81 (1884)
Builder: J. S. White[1]
Launched: 1884[2]
Broken up: 1921[3]
H.M. T.B. 81 was built by J. S. White as a private venture. It featured their cut-up stern for maneuverability and a ram bow.

Her original name was Swift, but she received a number soon enough.

She had a single funnel, which was replaced by two when she was reboilered in 1888.[4]

Service

In 1895, she was one of twenty-three T.B.s of at least 125 feet in length stationed in Portsmouth along with four smaller T.B.s..[5]

Ran aground off Alderney in 1901 but salvaged and returned to service. Reboilered in 1905.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Armament

As Commissioned

One fixed bow 14 inch torpedo tube and two deck 14 inch torpedo tubes.

Four 3-pounder quick-firing guns.

World War One

One fixed bow 14 inch torpedo tube and two deck 14 inch torpedo tubes.

Three 3-pounder quick-firing guns.

Depth charges.[33]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103. The date of launch is imprecise.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
  5. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
  7. Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/9
  8. Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/9
  9. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 30 April, 1887. Issue 32060, col E, p. 9.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
  11. Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/311
  12. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  13. "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col A, p. 4.
  14. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
  15. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
  16. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
  17. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/79
  18. "The Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col D, p. 10.
  19. "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
  20. "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
  21. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/236
  22. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 400.
  23. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
  24. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
  25. "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 15 February, 1908. Issue 38570, col B, p. 12.
  26. Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
  27. Preston Service Record. Template:TNA"ADM 196/44/79
  28. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/77
  29. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/77
  30. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401.
  31. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401a.
  32. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
  33. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.

Bibliography

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