H.M.S. Cherub (1865)
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| H.M.S. Cherub (1865) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 29 Mar, 1865[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1890[2] |
H.M.S. Cherub was one of fifteen Britomart Class wooden gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Spencer R. Huntley, 14 April, 1866[3] – 15 February, 1869 (died while in command)
- Lieutenant & Commander Leonard Dacres, 10 March, 1869[4] – 30 July, 1869[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Noel S. F. Digby, 30 July, 1869[5] – 25 July, 1872
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis C. R. Baker, 4 June, 1872[6] – 4 August, 1874
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis R. B. Kemp, 20 January, 1876[7] – 21 January, 1879
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. Fullerton, February, 1879[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur F. Gresley, 8 January, 1881[9] – 8 January, 1882
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry F. Haszard, 2 January, 1882[10] – 29 January, 1885
- Commander John L. Burr, 29 July, 1885[11] – 14 August, 1887
- Lieutenant & Commander Abraham H. Lindesay, 14 August, 1887[12][13] – 17 April, 1888[14] (died of meningitis)
- Lieutenant in Command John L. Marx, 23 April, 1888[15] – July, 1889
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1869). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 226.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (October, 1871). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 201.
- ↑ His Obituary.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 201.
- ↑ Lindesay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/39. f. 794.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 201.
- ↑ Lindesay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/39. f. 794.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
Bibliography
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