H.M.S. Mosquito (1871)
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| H.M.S. Mosquito (1871) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 9 Dec, 1871[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1888[2] |
H.M.S. Mosquito was one of nine Ariel Class composite gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Mosquito was built at a cost of £13,800.[3]
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 25 January, 1879.[4]
In 1886, she was in Devonport as part of the Fourth Class Reserve.[5]
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.[6]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. Bond, 30 October, 1872[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert H. Paul, 22 November, 1873[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander George A. G. Grey, 4 October, 1877[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Francis R. Sandilands, 14 September, 1880[10] – 7 November, 1882
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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 09, 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 224.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 09, 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 226.
Bibliography
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| Merlin | Mosquito | Swinger | Zephyr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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