H.M.S. Express (1874)
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| H.M.S. Express (1874) | |
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| Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[1] |
| Launched: | 16 Jul, 1874[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1889[2] |
H.M.S. Express was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
During much of the 1870s, the ship bore the Senior Officer, Gibraltar, who was typically a captain. However, a Lieutenant & Commander was appointed to the ship itself.
Express was commissioned at Devonport on 10 August, 1875.[3]
She commissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1884[4] under the command of Lieutenant Vesey Knox, who took her to the Mediterranean. Upon being relieved by Dolphin in mid-1884, he took the ship the North America and West Indies Station.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton, 10 August, 1875[6] – 28 January, 1878
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert N. Hamond, 4 January, 1878[7] – 1 January, 1881[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh G. Gough, 1 January, 1881 – 7 October, 1881
- Lieutenant & Commander Vesey Knox, 14 February, 1884[9] – 3 July, 1885
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry L. Fleet, 4 July, 1885[10] – 26 August, 1887
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. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 188.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1589. f. ?.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1589. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
Bibliography
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