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The two second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 49 Class''' were built by [[Yarrow & Company]] in 1888 | {{Template:UK-TB49}}

...class''' dreadnoughts were designed as a follow-up to the revolutionary {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}}. ...-division was improved to decrease the possibility of sinking from mine or torpedo attack. Unlike ''Dreadnought'' the ''Bellerophon'' class were given two tr

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...one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. At the end of 1920, she was sharing her commander and gunner with {{UK-TB33}}.{{NLJan21|p. 871}}

...e; if there were a Pattern 50 light bulb, could there also be a Pattern 50 torpedo director? The numbers appeared after 1885, as no mention is found in ARTS ...of 2- June 1913, pattern number corrected in Order 362 of 11 July}}||in {{UK-Dreadnought}} and later

|nat=UK ...fusion as to whether 12-inch mountings ordered for {{UK-LordNelson}} and {{UK-Agamemnon}} were diverted to ''Dreadnought''. The order for the turntables

...January, 1912 the old battleship {{UK-1Revenge}}, which was a tender to {{UK-Excellent}}, broke free from her moorings and drifted across Portsmouth Har ''Orion'' joined the {{UK-BS|2}}, and would act as the formation's flagship from December, 1913 or ea

In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Benbow'' reloaded a submerged t ...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 193, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}}

...he navies of Japan, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. {{UK-Revenge|f=p}} was laid down in the vacated slip on 22 December. ...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 194, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}}

...f the [[Grand Fleet]] from 4 August, 1914 until replaced in this role by {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917.{{UKCeased|p. 1}} ...r George A. Callaghan]]. She replaced {{UK-1Neptune}}, which joined the {{UK-BS|1}}.<ref>"The New Fleet Flagship" (News). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 10 M

...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 192, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}} ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 58, 67, 77 and 203 seconds, and the aft flat at

Re-commissioned on 4 January 1923 at Portsmouth to become part of the {{UK-BS|1}} in 1925.{{NLApr25|pp. 216, 217}} On 12 December, 1939 ''Barham'' collided with the {{UK-Duchess|f=t}} which was escorting her to Belfast. The smaller ship was cut

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}} ...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 246, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}}

...n at sea with the fleet she was attached to ''Benbow's'' division in the {{UK-BS|4}}.<ref>Add MS 48998. f. 125.</ref>{{SMNLJun18|p. 10}} Re-commissioned 24 September, 1924 for service as flagship of the {{UK-BS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|pp. 260, 261}}

...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 250, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}} Lieutenant-Commander [[Brian Egerton]] served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of ''Valiant'' between March 1915 un

...spite'' collided with her sister {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} and nearly also with {{UK-Erin}} on 24 August, 1916 while the squadron was engaged in a night firing ...Portsmouth on 23 January, 1929. By mid-1931 she was operating with the {{UK-BS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet, bearing Rear-Admiral 2BS.{{NLJul31|p. 286}}

...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 255, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}} ...er Torpedo Control Table]] around 1916, whereas her sisters all received [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]]s.{{ARTS1916|pp. 27, 29}}

...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 253, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}} ''Revenge'' joined the {{UK-BS|1}} in May 1916 and remained in that formation through the end of the wa

...for rescuing, with Boy Rose, a T. Hunt, who was stuck under an overturned boat.<ref>ADM 196/38. f. 459.</ref><ref>''The Royal Navy List'' (July, 1884). On 11 January, 1897, he was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Cossack (1886)|''Cossack'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intell

...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 251, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}} ...land]], but joined her sisters {{UK-Revenge}} and {{UK-RoyalOak}} in the {{UK-BS|1}} in June, 1916.

...for British destroyers when the Germans attempted to press home a torpedo-boat attack.<ref>Buxton. ''Big Gun Monitors''. p. 52.</ref> Afterwards, up un {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}

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Entering {{UK-1Britannia}} on 15 January, 1883, Loring became a {{MidRN}} on 15 December, He was appointed in command of the old {{UK-1Triumph}} on 12 February, 1903.<ref>Loring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/

...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable' ...Lieutenant [[Arthur Pringle]] and two sailors died on 28 April 1902 when a boat derrick they were restowing after use fell on them at Terranova Pausania, I

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...y 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 259, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.{{AWO1914|122 of 10 July, 1914}} In 1916, ''Australia'' and {{UK-NewZealand}} were approved to receive [[Evershed Bearing Indicator]]s for t

Four first-class torpedo boats were ordered in 1884 and were called '''113-Footers''' due to their l | {{Template:UK-1TB21}}

...."<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He wa ...ly friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.

...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref> ...ineteenth century and was the world's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]]

...[[David Beatty]] [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] as it left [[Rosyth]]. Another U-boat would force her way into the Firth of Forth, close to Rosyth, one would rec ...cruisers and merchant ships that were frequently seen there. Cruisers and torpedo boats could guard the exposed flank since the [[High Sea Fleet]] would not

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{{UK-Hercules|f=p}} ...rs were sighted on starboard bow, through the mist, in action. Range of {{UK-Tiger}}—11,000 yards.

...berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contractors. ...dbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK">

...nt two years in the [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] torpedo school with an additional six months as staff officer of that establishment On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The T

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...ed to the steam frigate ''Inconstant'', on 24 August, 1880. May served as Torpedo Lieutenant. Two weeks later ''Inconstant'' became flagship of a Detached S ...d Baronet|Arthur Wilson]] of ''Vernon'' in evaluating a new Fiume Mark III torpedo against the service's R.L. torpedoes Marks I and II, carrying out these tes

...xible}} (Captain [[Henry Coey Kane]]) to be target of a night time torpedo boat attack in Volo Bay. Four second-class boats, one from ''Benbow'', one from {{CatShipSecondClassBattleship|UK}}

...the {{UK-1Swiftsure}}, flagship on the Pacific station, but moved to the {{UK-1Warspite}} in June 1890. Sueter suffered a gunshot wound to his right foo ...taff of the ''Vernon'' was appointed in 1899 to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} for torpedo duties.

...899. This was followed by appointments in command of {{UK-Mermaid}} and {{UK-Cheerful}}. He was again appointed from ''Cheerful'' for a half-year in co He served as captain of {{UK-Implacable}} from May 1907 through September of the following year.

...vinced of its merit by the defence, which was left largely to White. The {{UK-1Inflexible}} and four other vessels, of the same type but somewhat smaller ...ment—{{UK-1Rodney}}, {{UK-Howe}}, {{UK-Anson}}, {{UK-Camperdown}}, and {{UK-1Benbow}}.

...tguard ships for an annual cruise "to carry out evolutions and gunnery and torpedo exercises in company." The [[Senior Naval Lord]], [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lor ...Squadron]], the Coastguard ships, and the [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]].<ref>Admiralty letter M.0375 of 30 July, 1902. The National A

...4, he was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Juno}}, {{UK-Cressy}} and {{UK-1Berwick}} in succession, ending in March, 1908.<ref>Sells Service Record. ...remain until 16 March, 1910 when he was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-1Neptune}}.<ref>Sells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.

...] on 28 November, 1890. Subsequently he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-1Dreadnought}} on 24 November. ...UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]].

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...November, 1875}} In May, 1877, after a short period in the ''Vernon'' for torpedo instruction, he was appointed executive officer of the ''Thunderer'', Chann ...Issue '''32939''', col A, p. 10.</ref> In May of 1891, Beresford was in {{UK-1Undaunted}} in Alexandria, preparing to receive 300 guests for a ball when

* Torpedo officer: Lt. Comr. [[Walter Neville Lapage|W. N. Lapage]] 4.5 {{UK-Indefatigable}} blew up; I did not know it at the time. We continued rapid

...n. Just about this time several projectiles fell near the ship, and the {{UK-Colossus}} in the next division was seen to receive a hit from a big shell. ...t for it. I directed both "A" turret and 4-in. guns to fire on the German torpedo craft when they were seen turning towards us; the Officer of the turret cla

In March 1898, he assumed command of the {{UK-Bonaventure|f=t}}. He remained in the ship until May 1900.{{MackieRNW}} He was appointed command of the battleship {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} on 10 October, 1900.<ref>Montgomerie Service Record. {{TNA|

...NA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147. His service record does not mention the Torpedo Boat.</ref> ...e Fleet until February 1904. He then qualified as gunnery Lieutenant at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}.<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.

The ten second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 39 Class''' were built by [[Yarrow & Company]] in 1889 | {{Template:UK-TB39}}

...journey was to prove epic and demanding on the crew, as the small torpedo boat could only manage the heavy seas by shaking and wetting them continually. From March 1902 to September 1903, he was captain of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}}.

...qualified as torpedo lieutenant he served for three years in the cruiser {{UK-Imperieuse}}, flagship of the China station. On 7 July, 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB86|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Ti

...George Henry Collier]], B.A. of the [[Royal Navy]], who was on board the {{UK-Cressy|f=pt}} when that ship was torpedoed in 1914. This account is taken ...September 22, 1914, when in company with the cruisers {{UK-Aboukir}} and {{UK-Hogue}} she was torpedoed by a German submarine. My life has been spared in

...d]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where he served as [[Rate Officer]] in {{UK-Valiant}}. Taken from RNMN/BRAND in the Liddle Collection in the Universit ...t in no physical connection with it. Torpedo Control was exercised from a Torpedo Control Tower abaft the Mainmast. There were no Plotting arrangements as w

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The '''Diary of Alec S. Tempest''' (1899-1978), signal boy aboard {{UK-Lion|f=p}} from 20 May 1915 through 26 April, 1919 can be found at the Cair If found please return to A.S. Tempest Siglm. 47 Mess {{UK-Lion|f=p}} or 37 Hunslett Road Leeds. If not able to do so please destroy

On 18 July, 1889, he was appointed to the ''Asia'' for Torpedo Boat No. 81. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 January, 1890. ...certificate in Gunnery. He was appointed to ''Victory'' for command of {{UK-TB82}} on 11 July, 1893, for the annual manoeuvres, but owing to sickness d

...boats for the Royal Indian Marine based on the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]] of two years previous, but by 1892, these had sti | {{Template:UK-TB100}}

...mpressing his superior officers with his ideas in night firing and torpedo boat attack. He also invented range transmitters and indicators.<ref>Waller Ser He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 29 December, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 271}}

Midshipman [[Jocelyn Latham Storey]] was in "X" Turret of {{UK-QueenMary|f=p}} during the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ...ook place which broke the ship in half by the foremast, it was I believe a torpedo into one of the fore turret magazines. When the explosion took place, our

A second-class torpedo boat attached to ''Rodney'' foundered near Gibraltar or in the Mediterranean on ...n B. Warren|appt=13 May, 1890|end=31 October, 1891|note=may have been in {{UK-1Monarch}} until 13 May, 1890 or 1891}}

...er''. On 12 March, 1880 he was appointed to the Mediterranean flag ship {{UK-1Alexandra}}, in which he was senior midshipman, and on 21 October, 1880, h ...ilee Review of 1887, Pakenham was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-1TB29}}, commanding her on manoeuvres from 1 July.<ref>"Naval & Military In

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A '''Pre-Dreadnought''' is a [[Battleship|battleship]] built before {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}} and not sharing her then-unique combination of strengths ...er of the smallest capable of fending off attack by [[Torpedo Boat|torpedo boat]]s.

...n dreadnoughts ready at Scapa Flow and the eight pre-dreadnoughts of the {{UK-BS|3}} and five battlecruisers at Rosyth in the Firth of Forth. The battlec ...light cruisers of the 2nd Scouting Group and two flotillas totalling of 18 torpedo boats would carry out a reconnaissance towards Dogger Bank.

...er {{UK-Engadine|f=p}}, with two seaplanes armed with bombs and one with a torpedo, was originally intended to attack a cruiser lying off the entrance to the ...ction was to propose that the {{UK-BCS|1}}, the {{UK-LCS|1}} and 2nd and {{UK-DF|4}} should support the operations, with the battleships nearby. The Admi

...ts with the {{UK-LCS|6}} one mile to their port beam at 25 knots and the {{UK-LCS|1}} three miles astern. Ten destroyers screened the forces.{{GFGTO|No. ...attempt to clear them. They were normally escorted by light cruisers and torpedo boats, with battleships sometimes covering them. By mid November 1917 the

...publicised presence of the British battle cruisers {{UK-Invincible}} and {{UK-Inflexible}} at the Falklands lowered the British numerical superiority in ...e dreadnoughts of the [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' Class]]. {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}} was missing because she was undergoing a refit.{{UKNSMonoII

...]]s as a means of tying the [[Torpedo Control Tower]] to the submerged aft torpedo tube. The TCT was able to send "Load", "Stand by" and "Fire", and the tube {{UK-Invincible}} also suggested this system should be fitted in the after broad

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...nd Class in Pilotage with 787 (3 June, 1886). He was appointed to Torpedo Boat 24 on 4 June, 1886, and on 27 August to ''Minotaur'' again.<ref>ADM 196/42. In September 1909, he assumed command of the {{UK-Flora|f=t}}, remaining with her for two years.

...ly upon arriving at his second appointment, as navigation officer of the {{UK-Sphinx}} in September 1889, Nelson-Ward was court-martialled and a charge o He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Indefatigable|f=t}} on 3 October and remained in command until being invali

On 20 August 1908, he was given command of the {{UK-1Hermes|f=t}}.<ref>Dumas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 500.</ref ...so tore off in Cecils [sic] car got to the pontoon at 3.28 dressed in the boat going off washing in a bucket & alongside the Iron Duke at 3.40 amid cheers

...15 August he was appointed to ''Abyssinia'' for the Indian defence torpedo boat. He was appointed to ''Magdala'' on 1 January, 1893 for the same duty. He ...d to {{UK-Mersey}}, Coastguard ship at Harwich. He was appointed to the {{UK-1Blonde|f=t}} on the Cape Station on 10 September, where he remained until

...ut within a few weeks of joining his ship he found himself in a sanguinary boat action, in which his life was in all probability saved by his being unable ...cond-rate [[H.M.S. Ganges (1821)|''Ganges'']] before being placed in the {{UK-1Vixen|f=t}} on 8 January 1861, where he served for most of the year.

He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser {{UK-RoyalArthur}} dated 4 November, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ( ...was appointed to ''Duke of Wellington'' as [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]] on 24 February, 1902, and appointed Commodore-in-Charge at Hon

...s of "Special Service" (or "Q") ships, employing [[:Category:Depth Charge (UK)|depth charges]], bomb-throwers, non-directional hydrophones, Indicator or * building [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P"]] and [["PC" Class Patrol Boat (1916)|"PC" class]] patrol boats

{{CaptRN}} [[Morgan Singer]] was commander of {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} at the start of the war, and appointed [[Director of Naval Ord ...y attacked & Germans retired, "Conquest" & "Penelope" damaged by gunfire & torpedo but not very seriously.

Dale was appointed to command the ''Doterel''-class sloop {{UK-1Espiegle}} on 11 October, 1881, remaining in her only until 20 October, 18 He was appointed to command the ''Amethyst''-class corvette {{UK-2Diamond}} on 25 October, 1881, remaining in her until 29 March, 1885.<ref>

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Collingwood|f=t}} on 7 November, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 211}} ...His flag was hoisted in ''President'' on that date, and transferred to {{UK-Edgar}} on 3 November.

...tive surprise night raid against the drifter force, {{UK-Dartmouth}} and {{UK-Bristol}} would sortie from the port of [[Brindisi]] to fight alongside Fre ...group of ships on "Detached Service" from the [[Mediterranean Fleet]]. {{UK-Queen}} is the flagship, having formerly been the second flagship in the Me

...ett]]{{ARTS1911|pp. 44}} and tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1914.{{ARTS1914|p. 30}} ...intended to exploit, with improvements, an old practice of French torpedo boat tactics{{ARTS1887|pp. 111-112 (not read by editor)}} The geometry of the d

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...sunk as she returned to port.{{March|p. 141}} Commodore (T) was in the {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}.{{March|p. 164}} ...d Bight]], destroyers {{UK-Laertes}}, {{UK-Laurel}}, {{UK-Liberty}}, and {{UK-Lysander}} torpedoed light cruiser {{DE-Mainz}}. Only ''Lysander'' avoided

The flotilla distinguished itself by its bold and costly torpedo attacks on the German battle line during the night action at the [[Battle o ...of early destroyers (both 27 and 30-knotters) and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]". It was assigned to the Third Division of the Home Flee

...']] and [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class destroyers]], whose torpedo test runnings in the first half of that year resulted in shots that were 79 ...of early destroyers (both 27 and 30-knotters) and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]". It was assigned to the Third Division of the Home Flee

...Local Defence Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] and torpedo boats of the [[Royal Navy]]. Eleven destroyers and twenty torpedo boats participated in the Test Mobilisation.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}

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...the German submarine {{DE-U9}} in the North Sea. The ships, part of the {{UK-CS|7}} (also known as Cruiser Force C) of the [[Southern Force]], were unde ...hich runs a little south of the Dogger Bank and Heligoland] clear of enemy torpedo craft and minelayers.'{{UKNavalOpsI| p. 171}}

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...1895; pg. 9; Issue 34611}} and the pair were ordered to convoy a group of torpedo boats to Gibraltar,{{NMI|Wednesday, Jul 03, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34619}} arr ...rch, 1897 while ''Theseus'' was exercising outside the harbour at Malta, a torpedo exploded while it was being lowered over the side, injuring thirty men, som

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|nat=UK In November, 1911, ''Swift'' was serving as a flotilla leader in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{March|p. 160}}

* German Torpedo Boats at War: The ''Mowe'' and ''Wolf'' Classes (Part 1 of 2), by Pierre He * German Torpedo Boats at War: The ''Mowe'' and ''Wolf'' Classes (Part 2 of 2), by Pierre He

...rheumatism. He was not fit until May of 1896, and he was discharged to {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}. ...ed the life of leading seaman Joseph Brailey who had gone overboard from {{UK-Iphigenia|f=p}}. Meade was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 Octobe

...3, Leake was appointed Captain of {{UK-Amethyst}} and Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|8}}.{{NLJul13|p. 276-7}} On 1 October he transferred to {{UK-Pathfinder}}, retaining command of the flotilla.<ref>Leake Service Record.

He was lent for command of a torpedo boat in the manoeuvres of 1899, but its number is not recorded.<ref>Townsend Ser ...ench. On 1 February, 1905 he was appointed as Lieutenant (G) and (I) in {{UK-Euryalus}} on the [[Australia Station (Royal Navy)|Australia Station]], but

Born in Madras, Hudleston apparently gained no time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}, but went on to a naval career in which his evaluations were u ...'', col A, p. 10.</ref> Before the month was out, he grounded the torpedo boat and a Court of Enquiry determined that he had taken no time to study charts

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...d in some early documents.<ref>e.g., ''Handbook of Fire Control in Torpedo Boat Destroyers of "M" Class and Later, and Flotilla Leaders, 1915'', p. 3, Plat ...September, 1916, though the fighting strength was initially just she and {{UK-Radstock}}!{{SMNLSep16|p. 12}}

...dward S. Graham]], one of six [[Harwich Force]] destroyers screening the {{UK-BCS|2}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 10, 47}} ...July, 1916]], a running night action where she, {{UK-Melpomene}} and the {{UK-Canterbury}} pursued a superior force of German destroyers.

...(1913)|fate2=by {{DE-U106}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=106 Uboat.net]</ref> ...ice by Commander [[Kerrison Kiddle]], who paid off his previous command, {{UK-1Comet}} two days before commissioning ''Contest''.<ref>"Naval And Military

In mid-1913, she was active with the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 350}} 2 cables astern of H.M.S. " {{UK-Canada}}," and at 6.04 p.m. the fleet

'''H.M.S. ''Havock''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...ilation fans, and electrical generation for lighting.<ref>"The New Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Havock." ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Dec 04, 1893;

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. {{UK-Wizard}} and ''Starfish'' collided on 3 February 1903. A Court of Enquiry

...(Palmers' first 30 knotter) and 30 tons more than the recently-delivered {{UK-Myrmidon}}.{{ToL|Trial of the Syren|11 Sept. 1901, p. 8}} On 6 May 1902, ''Syren'' collided with the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} while under the command of Lieutenant [[Herbert Meade]]. A Cou

...was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.{{NMI|Saturday, In March 1910, she was in the {{UK-DF|1}}, which was then part of First Division, Home Fleet.

...M.S. ''Banshee''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. In 1908, ''Banshee'' collided with {{UK-Boxer}} through the fault of Lieutenant-in-Command [[Basil George Washingto

'''H.M.S. ''Janus''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...{{NMI|Tuesday, Feb 23, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35134}} Her crew went over to {{UK-1Spitfire}} as she underwent a refit at Sheerness that was completed on 31

'''H.M.S. ''Decoy''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...aldson, daughter of one of the partners of the firm, named the new torpedo boat destroyer.{{NMI|Thursday, Feb 08, 1894; pg. 4; Issue 34182}}

....M.S. ''Dasher''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...n, she was returned to dock, and had to be replaced in the Manoeuvres by {{UK-1Contest|f=p}}.{{NMI|Friday, Jul 26, 1895; pg. 3; Issue 34639}}

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ''Wizard'' collided with {{UK-2Starfish}} on 3 February 1903. A Court of Enquiry found that the Lieutena

'''H.M.S. ''Boxer''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. In 1908, {{UK-Banshee}} collided with ''Boxer'' through the fault of the first ship's Lie

...S. ''Lightning''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...om the official report on the exercises, it appears that he instead took {{UK-Kangaroo|f=p}}.{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|11 July 1901, p. 8}}

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. She left the Nore to exercise with five other destroyers and seven torpedo boats of the [[Nore Local Defence Flotilla]] on 18 June, 1912.{{MoS|Wednesd

...was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ''Teazer'' was involved in a collision with {{UK-Opossum}} in August, 1904.

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. In October, 1913 {{UK-TB10}} collided with ''Zephyr''. The torpedo boat's Lieutenant & Commander, [[Arthur Edward Hext Wright]] was told to be mor

...was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...=10 September, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 240}}|end=|note=service record indicates {{UK-2Sturgeon}}}}

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon

'''H.M.S. ''Daring''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...g marine from drowning, who had fallen overboard from her Majesty's ship {{UK-1Speedy}} during her trials at Sheerness.{{NMI|Monday, Nov 27, 1893; pg. 7;

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...{{UK-1Centurion}}, the T.B.Ds. {{UK-Handy}} and {{UK-Alacrity}} and the {{UK-2Porpoise|f=t}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Dec 02, 1896; pg. 12; Issue 35063}} By th

...M.S. ''Charger''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon

...M.S. ''Bruizer''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...s as part of a patrol flotilla out of Lamlash, which might well mean the {{UK-SF|9}}. She would be dropped from the ''Navy List'' by April, 1914.<ref>''

...M.S. ''Snapper''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ''Snapper'' was commissioned at Chatham in late February 1901 to replace {{UK-Avon}} in the [[Medway Instructional Flotilla]].{{NMI|Saturday, February 23

'''H.M.S. ''Hasty''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...ngines in place in June 1894, her boilers not yet installed. Similar to {{UK-1Havock}}, she was ten feet longer.{{NMI|Wednesday, Jun 20, 1894; pg. 10; I

....M.S. ''Ardent''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...Portsmouth for Malta on 14 May, 1895, stopping at Plymouth to join with {{UK-Pique|f=t}} for the voyage the next day, on 15 May.<ref>"Naval & Military I

'''H.M.S. ''Hornet''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...she was to be commissioned as rapidly as possible so that she could join {{UK-1Havock}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]].{{NMI|Tuesday, Jun 19, 1894;

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...|ADM 196/42.}} f. 306.</ref>|note=and as Commander (D) and fro command of Torpedo Craft in Commission in Reserve}}

{{UK-2Swordfish}} was commissioned at Chatham on 6 January, 1899 by Lieutenant a ...allard'' was to then be replaced in the Medway Instructional Flotilla by {{UK-2Sturgeon}}, {{NMI|October 9, 1901, Issue 36581, p.8}} her Lieutenant and C

'''H.M.S. ''Ferret''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...estroyers came together, damaging ''Seal's'' stern plates and ''Ferret's'' torpedo tubes. The ships were taken into Devonport Dockyard to have their damage r

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. Around 1904, ''Skate'' was involved in a collision with the {{UK-Vixen|f=t}}.

'''H.M.S. ''Lynx''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...ng evidence. A telegram to dockyard officials directed them to accept the boat immediately to relieve [[Laird|Laird Brothers]] of any further responsibili

...estroyers came together, damaging ''Seal's'' stern plates and ''Ferret's'' torpedo tubes. The ships were taken into Devonport Dockyard to have their damage r In mid-1913, she was operating with {{UK-DF|9}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 374}}

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...kely being in 1911. Her name was very shortly thereafter taken by a new {{UK-2Shark|f=c}} which was launched in 1912 and which would fight at the [[Batt

...was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.{{NMI|Saturday, ...age in a collision with {{UK-Attentive}}, which also struck and sank the {{UK-Gala}}.{{March|p. 82}}

....M.S. ''Salmon''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...resisted insinuations that ''Salmon'' was too far behind his next ahead, {{UK-Haughty}}. Her lamps were also examined to determine if they were not brig

...was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...svenor, and launched in the same month as her sisters {{UK-Banshee}} and {{UK-1Contest}}.{{NMI|Monday, Dec 17, 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34449}}

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. In 1911, she was part of the {{UK-DF|6}}.<ref>Loveband Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/203.|}} f. ?.</ref>

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. The crew of {{UK-Haughty}} turned over to ''Swordfish'' at Chatham on 4 March, 1897.{{NMI|5

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...est Indies Station]] in August, 1897. She and {{UK-Quail}} left with the {{UK-Charybdis|f=t}} acting as escort on 25 August.{{NMI|23 Aug. 1897, p. 5}}{{N

...M.S. ''Haughty''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. The crew of ''Haughty'' turned over to {{UK-2Swordfish}} at Chatham on 4 March, 1897.{{NMI|5 Mar. 1897, p. 7}}

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...ppt=18 April, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 394''d''}}|end=3 December, 1915|note=lent {{UK-Weymouth}} for manoeuvres on 15 July, 1913}}

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. She collided with {{UK-1Teazer}} while under the command of [[George Piercy Leith]] in August, 190

|{{UK-Firebrand|f=p}}||gunboat||30 Apr, 1877||Sold 1905 |{{UK-1Firefly|f=p}}||gunboat||28 Jun, 1877||Sold 1931

...was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...officer {{LieutRN}} [[Thomas Henderson]] relieved and packed off to the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}} with the stinging comment that he was unsuitable for indep

'''H.M.S. ''Hardy''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...301''a''}}|end=c. 25 March, 1903<ref>Date he was appointed in command of {{UK-2Salmon}}.</ref>}}

...s one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...h {{UK-1Centurion}}, the T.B.Ds. {{UK-Alacrity}} and {{UK-Hart}} and the {{UK-2Porpoise|f=t}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Dec 02, 1896; pg. 12; Issue 35063}} By th

|{{UK-2TB1|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||1876||Broken up 1896 |{{FR-N°5|f=p}}||torpedo boat||1876||Discarded ''c''. 1887

|{{UK-1Bellona|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||29 Aug, 1890||Sold 1906 |{{UK-1Sunfish|f=p}}||destroyer||23 May, 1895||Broken up 1920

There was also a destroyer named {{UK-Medea}} that played a more extensive role in the [[Great War]]. ...rness for repairs; the cruiser was holed.{{ToL|Collision Between a Torpedo Boat and a Cruiser|Wednesday, Jul 12, 1893; pg. 11; Issue 34001}}

The {{UK-LCS|2}} operated in a screening role for the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] at th Under the command of Commodore [[William Edmund Goodenough]] in {{UK-1Southampton}}, the squadron was notably more attentive to its role in keep

...do deflection sights]]. Unlike most of the others, these had only a single torpedo setting graduated on their deflection ring. ...knot setting of the {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}} and the {{Torp|14-in Mark X*|UK}}.

...boats of 1883]] or the numeric designation of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class coastal destroyers of 1906]]) was constructed by [ | {{Template:UK-2TB1}}

...the others, but all were larger than the preceding [[T.B. 82 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 82 class]], which was sometimes referred to as the 130 Footers. The 140 Footers started coming into service in 1894, {{UK-TB93}} being employed in [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894|manœvres that year]].

...ussia. Three were lost to accidents, one was sunk in the [[Great War]] ({{UK-1TB46}}, lost while under tow in 1915 but placed back into service). The r | {{UK-1TB25}}

The two first-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 39 Class''' were [[Yarrow & Company]]-built boats of 1 | {{Template:UK-1TB39}}

The six first-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 82 Class''' were [[Yarrow & Company]] built, displacin They were similar to {{UK-TB79}} but had a turtle back forecastle. They proved too light in construc

...iginally dubbed "coastal destroyers", but were reclassified as first-class torpedo boats before 1907. They were often referred to as "the oily wads" due to t ...ere re-numbered - confusingly - as T.B. 1-12 as part of the denigration to torpedo boats.

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...boats of 1876]] or the numeric designation of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class coastal destroyers of 1906]], though both had vess | {{Template:UK-1TB1}}

The two second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 99 Class''' were built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Comp | {{Template:UK-1TB99}}

The twenty second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 76 Class''' were built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Comp | {{Template:UK-1TB76}}

The four second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 74 Class''' were built by [[Yarrow & Company]] between | {{Template:UK-1TB74}}

The ten second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 64 Class''' were built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Comp | {{Template:UK-1TB64}}

The twelve second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 51 Class''' were built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Comp | {{Template:UK-1TB51}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she and {{UK-1TB60}} were assigned to the {{UK-1Superb|f=t}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...' was one of two second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 99 Class Torpedo Boat (1884)|''T.B. 99'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 99 Class Torpedo Boat (1884)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she was one of eight boats assigned to {{UK-Hecla}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. ''T.B. 72'' became one of the first of the second-class torpedo boats to be disposed of, being sold in 1898.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 313}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she was one of eight boats assigned to {{UK-Hecla}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. Upon her completion in 1881, she was one of two of her class sent to the {{UK-1Nelson|f=t}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. ...76}} were fitted with Herreshoff coil boilers similar to the one used in {{UK-1TB63}}. This may have caused delays in construction, since in April 1882

...was one of four second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 74 Class Torpedo Boat (1881)|''T.B. 74'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 74 Class Torpedo Boat (1881)}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she and {{UK-1TB61}} were assigned to the {{UK-Northampton|f=t}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...''' was one of 2 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 49 Class Torpedo Boat (1888)|T.B. 49 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 49 Class Torpedo Boat (1888)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she was one of eight boats assigned to {{UK-Hecla}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. Upon her completion in 1881, she was sent to the {{UK-1Inflexible|f=t}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}} At her trials on the measured mile, 1

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she was one of eight boats assigned to {{UK-Hecla}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she and {{UK-1TB62}} were assigned to the {{UK-Northampton|f=t}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...was one of four second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 74 Class Torpedo Boat (1881)|''T.B. 74'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 74 Class Torpedo Boat (1881)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|T.B. 51 class]]. In 1881, she and {{UK-1TB58}} were assigned to the {{UK-1Superb|f=t}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she was one of eight boats assigned to {{UK-Hecla}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. ...77}} were fitted with Herreshoff coil boilers similar to the one used in {{UK-1TB63}}. This may have caused delays in construction, since in April 1882

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. ...60|p. 105}} It also contradicts a statement in the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School'' that she was commissioned in 1881.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...was one of four second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 74 Class Torpedo Boat (1881)|''T.B. 74'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 74 Class Torpedo Boat (1881)}}

...''' was one of 2 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 49 Class Torpedo Boat (1888)|T.B. 49 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 49 Class Torpedo Boat (1888)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...' was one of two second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 99 Class Torpedo Boat (1884)|''T.B. 99'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 99 Class Torpedo Boat (1884)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. Upon her completion in 1881, she was made a tender to {{UK-Vernon}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...was one of four second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 74 Class Torpedo Boat (1881)|''T.B. 74'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 74 Class Torpedo Boat (1881)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she was one of eight boats assigned to {{UK-Hecla}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. Upon her completion in 1881, she was one of two of her class sent to the ''{{UK-1Nelson|f=t}}''.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. In 1881, she was one of eight boats assigned to {{UK-Hecla}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twelve second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 51 Class Torpedo Boat (1878)|''T.B. 51'' class]]. ..., 1879, she participated in trials of an American-made Herreschoff torpedo boat outside of Portsmouth.{{NMI|Wednesday, Apr 02, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29531}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. ...e Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 23.</ref>|note=loaned from service in {{UK-1Amphion}}}}

...'' was one of 10 second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)|T.B. 39 class]]. {{Footer T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)}}

...lve wooden-hulled second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)|''T.B. 1'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1883)}}

...' was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 64'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 64 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}

...as one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}