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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Firm''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Firm''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Henry Somerset|nick=William H. Somerset|appt=25 February, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 216}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry John Robilliard|nick=Henry J. Robilliard|appt=7 June, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 211}}|end=11 February, 1880|note=may have been in command of another vessel, too}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Duncombe|nick=Ernest Duncombe|appt=3 January, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 220}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Gustavus William Harrison|nick=John G. W. Harrison|appt=2 May, 1881{{NLOct81|p. 212}}|end=January, 1882{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Fritz Hauch Eden Crowe|nick=Fritz H. E. Crowe|appt=2 January, 1882{{NLApr83|p. 212}}|end=mid 1883{{INF}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Izat|nick=George Izat|appt=4 July, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 211}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=James Brant|nick=James Brant|appt=1 July, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 208}}|end=15 March, 1889}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Henry Somerset|nick=William H. Somerset|appt=25 February, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 216}}|end=31 December, 1890}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Duncombe|nick=Ernest Duncombe|appt=3 January, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 220}}|end=31 December, 1892}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 25 September 2019
H.M.S. Firm (1877) | |
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Builder: | Earle's Shipbuilding[1] |
Launched: | 14 Feb, 1877[Citation needed] |
Sold: | 1907[2] |
H.M.S. Firm was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry J. Robilliard, 7 June, 1878[3] – 11 February, 1880 (may have been in command of another vessel, too)
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. W. Harrison, 2 May, 1881[4] – January, 1882[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Fritz H. E. Crowe, 2 January, 1882[5] – mid 1883[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander George Izat, 4 July, 1883[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander James Brant, 1 July, 1886[7] – 15 March, 1889
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. Somerset, 25 February, 1889[8] – 31 December, 1890
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest Duncombe, 3 January, 1891[9] – 31 December, 1892
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. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 220.
Bibliography
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