HMS ''Tyne'' was a

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built her as yard number 354, and launched her on 19 January 1878 as the

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''Mariotis'' for the Moss Steam Ship Company of Liverpool. The Admiralty bought her for the Royal Navy on 8 March 1878.Dittmar and Colledge 1971, p. 292. She was completed in June 1878. 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

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. She was refloated and found to be undamaged. In May 1902 she was at

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, on her way to the

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with a new crew for e. 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

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. In February 1913, ''Tyne'' was serving as one of two

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s for the 8th Patrol Flotilla, based on the

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, which was equipped with 23 torpedo boats,Manning 1961, p. 25. and remained as depot ship to the 8th Flotilla in July 1914. On 16 November 1920 ''Tyne'' sprang a leak and sank in the

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, while awaiting sale.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyne (1878) 1878 ships Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Ships built on the River Tyne Maritime incidents in October 1886 Maritime incidents in 1920