H.M.S. Cygnet (1874)
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H.M.S. Cygnet (1874) | |
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Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[1] |
Launched: | 30 May, 1874[Citation needed] |
Broken up: | 1889[2] |
H.M.S. Cygnet was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Cygnet commissioned at Devonport on 8 July, 1875.[3]
Re-commissioned at Malta on 1 February, 1883.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert F. Hammick, 8 July, 1875[5]
- Lieutenant in Command William Wilson, 24 September, 1877[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh C. D. Ryder, 31 December, 1880[7] – 25 September, 1882
- Lieutenant in Command Henry H. Jauncey, 7 August, 1882[8] – 27 May, 1884[9] (invalided)
- Lieutenant & Commander Alexander M. Gardiner, 30 May, 1884[10] – 17 August, 1885
- Lieutenant & Commander Abraham H. Lindesay, 5 September, 1885[11][12] – 15 March, 1887[13]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 204.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 685.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 685.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 204.
- ↑ Lindesay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/39. f. 794.
- ↑ Lindesay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/39. f. 794.
Bibliography
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