HMS Tyne (1878) explained

HMS Tyne was a Royal Navy store ship. Charles Mitchell of Low Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne built her as yard number 354, and launched her on 19 January 1878 as the merchant ship Mariotis for the Moss Steam Ship Company of Liverpool.^[1] The Admiralty bought her for the Royal Navy on 8 March 1878.^{[2] [3]} She was completed in June 1878.^[1]

Commanded by Commander John Edward Stokes on 12 March 1879.

On 31 August 1880 the Tyne is shown delivering personnel to in Zanzibar.. In October 1886, she ran aground at Sheerness, Kent. She was refloated and found to be undamaged.^[4] In May 1902 she was at Malta, on her way to the China station with a new crew for e.^[5] In early January 1903 she was back in the Mediterranean, and took part in a three-weeks cruise with other ships of the station in the Greek islands around Corfu.^[6]

In February 1913, Tyne was serving as one of two depot ships for the 8th Patrol Flotilla, based on the Nore, which was equipped with 23 torpedo boats,^{[7] [8]} and remained as depot ship to the 8th Flotilla in July 1914.^[9]

On 16 November 1920 Tyne sprang a leak and sank in the River Medway at Chatham, Kent, while awaiting sale.^[10]

References

• Book: Dittmar. F. J.. Colledge. J. J.. British Warships 1914–1919. 1972. Ian Allan. Shepperton, UK. 0-7110-0380-7.
• Book: Manning, T. D.. The British Destroyer. 1961. Putnam & Co. Ltd. London.
• Web site: Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Tyne. pdavis.nl. 2014-12-06.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tyne launched as Mareotis . Tyne Built Ships . Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 January 2024.
2. Dittmar and Colledge 1971, p. 292.
3. Web site: NMM, vessel ID 377989 . Warship Histories, vol iv . . 19 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014122904/http://www.rmg.co.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_iv.pdf . 14 October 2013. dmy-all.
4. Naval and Military Intelligence . 14 October 1886 . 31890 . 6 . E.
5. Naval & Military intelligence. 1 May 1902 . 6 . 36756.
6. Naval & Military intelligence . 21 January 1903 . 8 . 36983.
7. Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad: Patrol Flotillas . The Monthly Naval List . March 1913 . 269d . 19 December 2014.
8. Manning 1961, p. 25.
9. Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad: Torpedo Craft and Submarines at Home Ports . The Naval List . August 1914 . 269c . 19 December 2014.
10. Old warship sunk . 17 November 1920 . 9 . 42570 . D.