H.M.S. Contest (1874)
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| H.M.S. Contest (1874) | |
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| Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[1] |
| Launched: | 29 Aug, 1874[Citation needed] |
| Broken up: | 1889[2] |
H.M.S. Contest was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Built at a cost of £15,400.[3] She commissioned at Devonport on 22 April, 1875.[4]
By November, 1886, she was identified as one of forty-one vessels of various types the Navy had decided to dispose of due to their lack of practical value in the event of war.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander George W. Allen, 22 April, 1875[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander William F. Snowden, 24 September, 1877[7] – 12 February, 1879 (Court Martial at end)
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas E. Miller, 17 March, 1879[8] – 7 May, 1879[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick A. Moysey, 3 June, 1879[10] – 4 August, 1882
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick A. Moysey, 19 August, 1882 – 19 December, 1882
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 09, 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 202.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 09, 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 202.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 18, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29518.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/376. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 203.
Bibliography
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