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==Service==
==Service==
By May 1919, ''Ant'' was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.{{NLMay19|pp. 1105, 1105''b''}}  Curiously, she does not appear to have sold until 1926.


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* Boatswain in Command [[William Henry Woods|William H. Woods]], 10 January, 1909.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 278.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}}|name=Richard Carr|nick=Richard Carr|appt=29 March, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 198}}|end=31 July, 1891}}
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}}|name=Abraham Collins|nick=Abraham Collins|appt=14 November, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 199}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} in Command|name=George Griffin (b)|nick=George Griffin|appt=1907{{NLOct08|p. 276-7}}|end=6 January, 1909}}
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} in Command|name=William Henry Woods|nick=William H. Woods|appt=10 January, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 278}}|end=14 February, 1911}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CBosunRN}} in Command|name=Alexander Turner|nick=Alexander Turner|appt=9 February, 1911{{NLMar13|p. 278}}|end=1 August, 1913}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 4 August 2021

H.M.S. Ant (1873)
Pendant Number: Answer[1]
Builder: Laird[2]
Launched: 14 Aug, 1873[3]
Sold: 2 Jun, 1926[4]

H.M.S. Ant was one of six Ant class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

By May 1919, Ant was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[5] Curiously, she does not appear to have sold until 1926.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 198.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 199.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 276-7.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 278.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 278.

Bibliography


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Ant Class
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