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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Speedy''''' was one of 11 torpedo gunboats of the [[Alarm Class Torpedo Gunboat (1892)|Alarm class]].
 
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Speedy''''' was one of 11 torpedo gunboats of the [[Alarm Class Torpedo Gunboat (1892)|Alarm class]].
  
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A marine who had fallen overboard during the ship's trials at Sheerness was saved from drowning by a Mr. Smith, who was subsequently awarded the [[Royal Humane Society]]'s Silver Medal for his brave effort.{{NMI|Monday, Nov 27, 1893; pg. 7; Issue 34119}}
  
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Sank after striking a mine in the Humber on 3 September, 1914.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 306}}
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She was commissioned into the Medway Fleet Reserve at Sheerness Dockyard for temporary service in February, 1894.{{NMI|Thursday, Feb 22, 1894; pg. 6; Issue 34194}}  On 1 March, she made 17 knots a 177 psi, 207 rpm and 3,071 indicated horspower.{{NMI|Friday, Mar 02, 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34201}}
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In August, 1894, ''Speedy'' was ordered to join the Channel Squadron for its next cruise under the command of Vice-Admiral [[Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|Robert FitzRoy]].{{NMI|Monday, Aug 20, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34347}}  Perhaps by virtue of her unique contemporary modernity, she was initially used as a despatch vessel.{{NMI|Monday, Sep 17, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34371}}
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''Speedy'' sank after striking a mine in the Humber on 3 September, 1914.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 306}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Sinclair Elliot|nick=Charles S. Elliot|appt=20 February, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 265}}|end=|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Grant Monckton|nick=Henry G. Monckton|appt=January, 1897<ref>Monckton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/171.|D7601542}} f. ?.</ref>|end=10 May, 1898{{FC}}|note=including the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Frederick Blunt|nick=William F. Blunt|appt=4 July, 1902{{NLJan04|p. 378}}|end=30 June, 1904<ref>Blunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 109.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Frederick Blunt|nick=William F. Blunt|appt=4 July, 1902{{NLJan04|p. 378}}|end=30 June, 1904<ref>Blunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 109.</ref>}}
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* Stranding of ship. Lieut Cdr [[John Wilfred Nash|J W Nash]] RN HMS Speedy 31 October 1912 {{TNA|ADM 156/2|C2257309}}
 
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 6 September 2019

H.M.S. Speedy (1893)
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[1]
Ordered: Naval Defence Act
Laid down: 4 Jan, 1892[2]
Launched: 18 May, 1893[3]
Completed: 20 Feb, 1894[4]
Mined: 3 Sep, 1914[5]

H.M.S. Speedy was one of 11 torpedo gunboats of the Alarm class.

Construction & Service

A marine who had fallen overboard during the ship's trials at Sheerness was saved from drowning by a Mr. Smith, who was subsequently awarded the Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal for his brave effort.[6]

She was commissioned into the Medway Fleet Reserve at Sheerness Dockyard for temporary service in February, 1894.[7] On 1 March, she made 17 knots a 177 psi, 207 rpm and 3,071 indicated horspower.[8]

In August, 1894, Speedy was ordered to join the Channel Squadron for its next cruise under the command of Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy.[9] Perhaps by virtue of her unique contemporary modernity, she was initially used as a despatch vessel.[10]

Speedy sank after striking a mine in the Humber on 3 September, 1914.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  5. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Nov 27, 1893; pg. 7; Issue 34119.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 22, 1894; pg. 6; Issue 34194.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 02, 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34201.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 20, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34347.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 17, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34371.
  11. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 265.
  13. ↑ Monckton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/171. f. ?.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 378.
  15. ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
  16. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 378.
  18. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 377.
  20. ↑ Pyddoke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/393. f. 434.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 377.
  22. ↑ Pyddoke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/393. f. 434.
  23. ↑ Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.
  24. ↑ Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.
  25. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 377.
  27. ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 377.
  29. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  30. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  31. ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 377.
  33. ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
  34. ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 377.
  36. ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 377.
  38. ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/56. f. 56.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 376.
  40. ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/56. f. 56.
  41. ↑ Rutherfoord Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/133. f. 137.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 381.
  43. ↑ Rutherfoord Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/133. f. 137.

Bibliography


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