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Naval history of the Torpedo Boat
Destroyers including HMS Sturgeon, HMS Daring, HMS Ardent and the unique Torpedo Boat Depot Ship
HMS Vulcan.
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[ Vulcan ] [ HMS Sturgeon ] [ HMS Polyphemus ]
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| Many
of the Torpedo Boat destroyers listed below are also listed under
destroyers as the early years they were classed the same |
| Ships Name |
Launch Date |
Fate |
| 1st
Class Torpedo Boats |
| |
| HMS Lightning (TB1) |
1876 |
Broken up 1896 |
TB1 HMS Lightning, 1877.
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| |
| TB2 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 |
| TB3 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 |
| TB4 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 |
| TB5 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 |
| TB6 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 |
| TB7 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 at Gibraltar |
| TB8 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 at Hong Kong |
| TB9 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 at Hong Kong |
| TB10 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 at Hong Kong |
| TB11 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 at Hong Kong |
| TB12 |
1878 - 79 |
Sold for breaking 1894 - 1906 |
| |
| TB13 |
1878 |
Broken up 1896 |
| |
| TB14 |
1878-9 |
Broken up 1904 |
| |
| TB15 |
1879 |
Hull became a retaining wall in 1903. |
| |
| TB17 |
1878 |
Originally built for Russia, but outbreak of
Russo-Turkish War resulted in boat being purchased by the Admiralty.
Sold in Malta, 1907. |
| TB18 |
1878 |
Originally built for Russia, but outbreak of
Russo-Turkish War resulted in boat being purchased by the Admiralty.
Sold in Gibraltar, 1902. |
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| TB19 |
1878 |
Discarded 1886, broken up 1899. |
| |
| TB20 |
1880 |
Sold for scrapping in Hong Kong, 1903. |
| |
| TB21 |
1884-5 |
Sold Malta, 1907 |
| TB22 |
1884-5 |
Sold Malta, 1907 |
| |
| TB23 |
1884-6 |
Sold 1905 |
|
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| TB24 |
1884-6 |
Sold 1904 |
| |
| TB25 |
1885-6 |
Broken up after 1918. |
| |
| TB26 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
|
TB26, 1886.
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| TB27 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB28 |
1885-6 |
Stranded and sunk as target at Cape Town, 1898. |
| TB29 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| |
| TB30 |
1885-7 |
Broken up before 1914 |
| TB31 |
1885-7 |
Broken up before 1914 |
| TB32 |
1885-7 |
Broken up before 1914 |
| TB33 |
1885-7 |
Broken up 1919-23 |
| |
| TB34 |
1885-7 |
Broken up 1919 |
| TB35 |
1885-7 |
Broken up 1919 |
| TB36 |
1885-7 |
Broken up 1919 |
| TB37 |
1885-7 |
Broken up 1919 |
| TB38 |
1886 |
Broken up 1919 |
HMTB38.
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Torpedo Boat 38 at Hong Kong, c.1910.
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| |
| TB39 |
1886-7 |
Built for Chile, purchased by UK in 1885 during the
Russian War scare and sent to Canada. Sold for scrap 1905. |
| TB40 |
1886-7 |
Built for Chile, purchased by UK in 1885 during the
Russian War scare and sent to Canada. Sold for scrap 1905. |
| |
| TB41 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB42 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB43 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB44 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB45 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB46 |
1885-6 |
Sank in tow 1915, raised. Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB47 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1905-13 |
| TB48 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1905-13 |
| TB49 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB50 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB51 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1905-13 |
| TB52 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB53 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1905-13 |
| TB54 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB55 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB56 |
1885-6 |
Sunk 1906 |
| TB57 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB58 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
TB58, 1886.
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| TB59 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1905-13 |
TB59, 1886.
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| TB60 |
1885-6 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| |
| TB61 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped before 1914 |
| TB62 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped before 1914 |
| TB63 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB64 |
1885-7 |
Wrecked 1915 |
| TB65 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
TB65, 1886.
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| TB66 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
TB66, 1886.
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| TB67 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB68 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB69 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB70 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB71 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB72 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
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| TB73 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB74 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB75 |
1885-7 |
Lost in collision 1892. |
|
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| TB76 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB77 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| TB78 |
1885-7 |
Scrapped 1919-23 |
| |
| TB79 |
1886 |
Broken up 1919 |
| |
| TB80 |
1886-7 |
Broken up 1921 |
| |
| TB81 HMS Swift |
1884-7 |
Broken up 1921 |
| |
| TB82 |
1884 |
Broken up 1919-21 |
| TB83 |
1884 |
Broken up 1919-21 |
Torpedo Boat No.83 pictured pre 1896.
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| TB84 |
1884 |
Sunk in collision with HMS Ardent, 1906. |
| TB85 |
1884 |
Broken up 1919-21 |
|
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| TB86 |
1884 |
Broken up 1919-21 |
| TB87 |
1884 |
Broken up 1919-21 |
| |
| TB88 |
1892-4 |
Broken up 1919 |
| TB89 |
1892-4 |
Broken up 1919 |
| |
| TB90 |
1892-5 |
Capsized off Gibraltar, 1918. |
| |
| TB91 |
1892-4 |
Broken up 1919-20 |
| TB92 |
1892-4 |
Broken up 1919-20 |
TB92, 1893.
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| TB93 |
1892-4 |
Sold for scrap 1919 |
TB93, 1893.
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| |
| TB94 |
1892-5 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| TB95 |
1892-5 |
Scrapped 1919 |
|
Torpedo Boat 95 alongside HMS Hebe, the latter
having run aground.
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| TB96 |
1892-5 |
Sunk in collision, 1915. |
TB96, 1893.
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| TB97 |
1892-4 |
Sold 1920 at Gibraltar. |
| |
| TB98 |
1900-01 |
Broken up 1920 |
|
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TB98, 1900.
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| TB99 |
1900-01 |
Sunk 1907. Raised and finally scrapped 1920. |
| |
| TB100 (RIM No.1 Baluchi) |
1887-8 |
Scrapped 1909. |
| |
| TB101 (RIM N0.7 Gurkha) |
1887-8 |
Scrapped 1920 |
| |
| TB102 (RIM No.2 Karen) |
1887-8 |
Broken up 1909 |
| TB103 (RIM No.3 Pathan) |
1887-8 |
Broken up 1909 |
| |
| TB104 (RIM No.4 Mahratta) |
1889 |
Scrapped 1920 |
| TB105 (RIM No.5 Sikh) |
1889 |
Scrapped 1920 |
| TB106 (RIM No.6 Rajput) |
1889 |
Scrapped 1910 |
| |
| TB107 |
1900-01 |
Scrapped 1920 |
|
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| TB108 |
1900-01 |
Scrapped 1920 |
| |
| TB109 |
1901-03 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB110 |
1901-03 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
Torpedo Boat No.110
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| TB111 |
1901-03 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB112 |
1901-03 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
| TB113 |
1901-03 |
Scrapped 1919-20 |
TB113, 1902.
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| TB114 |
1902-05 |
Scrapped 1919-21 |
| TB115 |
1902-05 |
Scrapped 1919-21 |
| TB116 |
1902-05 |
Scrapped 1919-21 |
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| TB117 |
1902-05 |
Sunk in collision 1917 |
1st Class Torpedo Boat.
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| 2nd
Class Torpedo Boats |
| PS: Due to
these boats having the same numbers as the first class boats, the
backgrounds have been greyed out to indicate the different class. |
| TB1 |
1883 |
- |
| TB2 |
1883 |
- |
| TB3 |
1883 |
- |
| TB4 |
1883 |
- |
| TB5 |
1883 |
- |
| TB6 |
1883 |
- |
| TB7 |
1883 |
- |
| TB8 |
1883 |
- |
| TB9 |
1883 |
- |
| TB10 |
1887 |
- |
| TB11 |
1887 |
- |
| TB12 |
1888 |
- |
| |
| TB39 |
1889 |
- |
| TB40 |
1889 |
- |
| TB41 |
1889 |
- |
| TB42 |
1889 |
- |
| TB43 |
1889 |
- |
| TB44 |
1889 |
- |
| TB45 |
1889 |
- |
| TB46 |
1889 |
- |
| TB47 |
1889 |
- |
| TB48 |
1889 |
- |
| |
| TB49 |
1888 |
- |
| TB50 |
1888 |
- |
| |
| TB51 |
1878-9 |
- |
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| TB52 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB53 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB54 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB55 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB56 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB57 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB58 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB59 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB60 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB61 |
1878-9 |
- |
| TB62 |
1878-9 |
- |
| |
| TB63 |
1878 |
Only ever used experimentally. |
| |
| TB64 |
1880-1 |
- |
| TB65 |
1880-1 |
- |
| TB66 |
1880-1 |
- |
| TB67 |
1880-1 |
- |
| TB68 |
1880-1 |
Transferred to Newfoundland. |
| TB69 |
1880-1 |
- |
| TB70 |
1880-1 |
- |
| TB71 |
1880-1 |
- |
| TB72 |
1880-1 |
- |
| TB73 |
1880-1 |
- |
| |
| TB74 |
1881-3 |
- |
| TB75 |
1881-3 |
- |
| |
| TB76 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB77 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB78 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB79 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB80 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB81 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB82 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB83 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB84 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB85 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB86 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB87 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB88 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB89 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB90 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB91 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB92 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB93 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB94 |
1880-3 |
- |
| TB95 |
1880-3 |
- |
| |
| TB96 |
1881-3 |
- |
| TB97 |
1881-3 |
- |
| |
| TB98 |
1880-83 |
- |
| Colonial
Torpedo Boats |
| Australia |
| New South
Wales |
| Acheron |
1879 |
- |
| Avernus |
1879 |
- |
| Victoria |
| Nepean |
1884 |
Broken up 1906 |
| Lonsdale |
1884 |
Broken up 1906 |
| |
| Childers |
1882-4 |
- |
| |
| Countess of Hopetown |
1890 |
Broken up 1924 |
| Tasmania |
| (unnamed, unnumbered vessel) |
1884 |
No longer in service 1900. |
The unnamed, unnumbered Tasmanian 2nd Class Torpedo Boat, 1884.
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| New Zealand |
| No.1 |
1883 |
- |
| No.2 |
1883 |
- |
| No.3 |
1883 |
- |
| No.4 |
1883 |
- |
| Torpedo
Boats / Destroyers |
| HMS Havock |
12th August 1893 |
Sold 1911 and Broken up in 1912. |
| HMS Hornet |
23rd December 1893 |
Broken up in 1909. |
Daring Class.
Built by Thornycroft,
View Class |
| HMS Daring |
25th November 1893 |
Broken up in 1912. |
| HMS Decoy |
2nd February 1894 |
Collided with another vessel in 1904. |
|
Ardent Class
Built by Thornycroft
View Class |
| HMS Ardent |
16th October 1894 |
Broken up in 1911. |
| HMS Boxer |
28th November 1894 |
Collided with another vessel in 1918. |
| HMS Bruiser |
27th February 1895 |
Broken up in 1914. |
|
Charger Class
View
Class
|
| HMS Charger |
15th September 1894 |
Broken up in 1912. |
| HMS Dasher |
28th November 1894 |
Broken up in 1912. |
| HMS Hasty |
16th June 1894 |
Broken up in 1912. |
Haughty Class
View Class |
| HMS Hardy |
16th December 1895 |
Broken up in 1911. |
| HMS Haughty |
18th September 1895 |
Broken up in 1911. |
|
Janus Class |
| HMS Janus |
12th March 1895 |
Broken up in 1914. |
| HMS Lightning |
10th April 1895 |
Mined in 1915. |
| HMS Porcupine |
19th September 1895 |
Broken up in 1920. |
| Snapper
Class |
| HMS Salmon |
15th January 1895 |
Broken up in 1912. |
| HMS Snapper |
30th January 1895 |
Broken up in 1912. |
| Banshee
Class
View Class |
| HMS Banshee |
17th November 1894 |
Broken up in 1912. |
| HMS Contest |
1st December 1894 |
Broken up in 1911. |
| HMS Dragon |
15th December 1894 |
Broken up in 1912. |
| HMS Ferret |
1893 |
Sold and Broken up 1911 |
| HMS Lynz |
1894 |
Sold and Broken up 1912 |
| Fervent
Class
View Class |
| HMS Fervent |
20th March 1895 |
Broken up in 1920. |
| HMS Zephyr |
10th May 1895 |
Broken up in 1920. |
| Conflict
Class
View Class |
| HMS Conflict |
13th December 1894 |
Broken up in 1920. |
| HMS Teazer |
9th February 1895 |
Broken up in 1912. |
| HMS Wizard |
26th February 1895 |
Broken up in 1920. |
| Cricket
Class Coastal Destroyers |
| HMS Cricket |
23rd January 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
| HMS Dragonfly |
11th March 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
| HMS Firefly |
1st September 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
| HMS Sandfly |
30th October 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
|
Two photos of a beached torpedo boat, suspected to
be HMS Sandfly. |
| HMS Spider |
15th December 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
| HMS Gadfly |
24th June 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
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HMS Gadfly, 1906.
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HMS Gadfly, 1906.
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| HMS Glowworm |
20th December 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
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| HMS Gnat |
1st December 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
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HMS Gnat, 1906.
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| HMS Grasshopper |
18th March 1907 |
Sunk in a collision with another vessel. |
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HMS
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The sixth “Grasshopper” was a turbine coastel
destroyer, launched at Thorneycroft’s Yard in 1907.
She was of 215 tons, 3750 horse- power, and 26 knots speed.
Her length, beam, and draught were 166ft., 17ft., and 6ft.
Before completion this vessel was given a number, and called
torpedo boat No.9. |
| HMS Greenfly |
15th February 1907 |
Mined and sunk on 10th June 1915. |
| HMS Mayfly |
29th January 1907 |
Mined and dunk on 7th March 19016. |
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HMS Mayfly, 1907.
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| HMS Moth |
15th March 1907 |
Mined and sunk on 10th June 1915. |
| TB13 |
10th July 1907 |
Sunk after colliding with another vessel on
26th January 1916. |
| TB14 |
26th September 1907 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
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TB14, October 1951.
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| TB15 |
19th November 1907 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
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| TB16 |
23rd December 1907 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
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Crew of HMTB 16, pre 1910.
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| TB17 |
21st December 1907 |
Sold for scrapping in 1919. |
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| TB18 |
15th February 1908 |
Paid off in Gibraltar and sold in 1920. She
ended her days as a boat running eggs between Morocco and Gibraltar.
(Information from Mike Reeve) |
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TB18, 1908.
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| My grandfather Arthur Reeve was
an Engine Room artificer on TB18 'sub hunting in the Adriatic'. I know
that she was at the fire in Salonica as my grandfather says the
engineers went ashore to help restore services. He was present when LZ85
was destroyed and had a piece of it as a souvenir. He claimed it had
been brought down by TB18's guns but that HMS Agammenon signalled to
hold back on the claim and effectively took the credit. I'd like to find
out more about this. After she was sold off, the crew got home on a
leaky tug which was in great danger of sinking. If you know about the
LZ85 story contact me at reeve.mjr@lineone.net
Thanks to Mike Reeve for this story. |
| TB19 |
7th December 1907 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
| TB20 |
21st January 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
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Torpedo Boat 20. Submitted
by email |
| TB21 |
20th December 1907 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
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TB21 and TB22, 1907.
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| TB22 |
1st February 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1920. |
| TB23 |
5th December 1907 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
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Torpedo boat No.23 in 1902. She measured 113 ft in length with a
displacement of 67 tons and a speed of 19 knots. |
TB23, 1907.
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| TB24 |
19th March 1908 |
Sunk after colliding with another vessel on
28th January 1917. |
| TB25 |
28th August 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
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TB25, 1908.
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| TB26 |
28th August 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
| TB27 |
29th September 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
| TB28 |
29th October 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
| TB29 |
29th September 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1919. |
| TB30 |
29th September 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1919. |
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TB30, 1908.
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| TB31 |
10th October 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
| TB32 |
23rd November 1908 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
| TB33 |
22nd September 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in 1922. |
| TB34 |
22nd September 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in 1922. |
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| TB35 |
19th April 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in 1922. |
| TB36 |
6th May 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in 1921. |
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HMS SPIDER
Looks like
my deceased uncle Leslie Tomlinson served on HMS Spider
. During
a tour of the far east he wrote letter to my mother (b. 5th May 1919 d.
2002.).
There
is a mismatch of some information in that Les's letter thanks Mum for hers
- - and she was very young even at the time HMS Spider was scrapped
- unless the scrap date was later?
As
I understand it is written on Japanese wood paper.
I
also have photos of my uncle during later service, he also served on HMS
Ajax, but I think this was before the Battle of the River Plate. He
left the navy after the war.
Barry Faith
HMT849.. I
am inquiring on someone to assist in getting any information on HMT 849.
My Great Uncle was a ship builder at Smith's Dock in Teeside, some years
ago in his retirement he built a museum quility scale replica of this
ship. However he has since past on this last year and I am in
possession of this replica and live just outside of Houston, Texas, USA.
We have no name, sevice history or anything on this ship and would like
to build a display of this ship with some history on it. If you
have any suggestions it would be appreciated. Kindest
regards, Simon
Wright
TB33.. I
am trying to find out some information about HM Torpedo Boat 33. I
recently bought a tea cup, saucer and plate [from a collectors fair] with
a picture of HMTB 33 and the flags of UK, Russia, France and Belgium
(?). Any info would be welcome.
Also,
I used to live on a Polish Torpedo Boat S-8 (ex- HMTB 427) as a
houseboat ('Whimsical Macgoffley') in Southampton. She was
originally on the River Hamble as 'Houseboat Hippocampus' - any info.
would be helpful. I have quite a lot of history of the boat but always welcome
anything else! Thanks.
MTB29.. Any information regarding
Lt. FELIX TATTERSFIELD,
C.O. HM MTB 29.(4th
MTB Flotilla, HMS Beehive -Felixstowe) Felix was KIA when MTB 29
sunk after a collision with an E-boat on the night of 6/7 October 1942.
Does anybody remember him???? or can anyone provide details of that
action. Family would appreciate any information.
Greg Firth
MTB630.. we
are trying to find some photos and any
information on the royal navy motor torpedo boat 630
our grandfather was serving on
this boat in 1944 if
you can help please email
MTB494.. CHARLES AUGUSTUS HOLLAND.. My
cousin Gus served on HMMTB494 during WW2. The following details are from
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register. "In
memory of Charles Augustus Holland, Able Seaman P/JX 262015, HMMTB494,
Royal Navy who died on Saturday 7 April 1945 age 23." I would like
to hear from anyone who served on this boat. Contact Patrick at
MGB616 or MTB616. My father served on this
boat. If anyone can supply any info of MTB616 and any photos of the boat
and crew Please contact me at
TB18.. ARTHUR REEVE.. I would like to hear
from anyone who was related to any of the crew on TB18. I'd particularly
like to get any photographs of TB18 or the crew. Contact me at
J H HELLIWELL...I am looking for
information on J H Helliwell who served on HMTB115. I am not related but
I have a 1914 Christmas presentation inscribed J H Helliwell MTB115. If
anyone has information please contact Ian at
MTB647. CAN YOU HELP> I
am trying to find information on MTB647 and any photos of the Torpedo
Boat or its crew. Please contact Barbara Izzard at
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