HMS Teazer (1895) explained

HMS Teazer was a built by the White shipyard for the Royal Navy. She was launched on 9 February 1895, and sold for scrapping on 9 July 1912.^[1]

Service history

In January 1900 it was announced that Teazer would be commissioned as tender to the torpedo school at Chatham,^[2] but she was on 12 February commissioned as tender to, gunnery school at Portsmouth.^[3] Later the same month, she was damaged by running into a jetty, and relieved from tender duties while receiving repairs.^[4] She then took up the position as tender to Vernon, serving as such until early 1901.^[5] She served in the Portsmouth instructional flotilla until April 1902, when her crew was transferred to the destroyer, which took her place in the flotilla.^[6] Later in 1902, she underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers.^[7]

Teazer was sold for scrap on 9 July 1912 for £1820.^[8]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: HMS Teazer . www.pbenyon.plus.com . 2009-11-07 .
2. Naval & Military intelligence . 29 January 1900 . 11 . 36051.
3. Naval & Military intelligence. 14 February 1900 . 11 . 36065.
4. Naval & Military intelligence. 24 February 1900 . 8 . 36074 .
5. Naval & Military intelligence. 5 January 1901 . 8 . 36344.
6. Naval & Military intelligence . 11 April 1902 . 10 . 36739.
7. Naval & Military intelligence . 14 May 1902 . 12 . 36767.
8. Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Devonport Dockyard . The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . 35. August 1912. 18.