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|launch=30 May, 1874{{CN}} | |launch=30 May, 1874{{CN}} | ||
|builder=[[Doxford]]{{Conways1860|p. 112}} | |builder=[[William Doxford & Sons]]{{Conways1860|p. 112}} | ||
|fate=Broken up | |fate=Broken up | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Cygnet''''' 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. ''Cygnet''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Cygnet'' commissioned at Devonport on 8 July, 1875.{{NLOct78|p. 203}} | |||
Re-commissioned at Malta on 1 February, 1883.{{NLSep85|p. 204}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cygnet''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cygnet''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Frederick Hammick|nick=Robert F. Hammick|appt=8 July, 1875{{NLJul76|p. 188}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=William Wilson|nick=William Wilson|appt=24 September, 1877{{NLOct78|p. 203}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Hugh Cuthbert Dudley Ryder|nick=Hugh C. D. Ryder|appt=31 December, 1880{{NLDec81|p. 204}}|end=25 September, 1882}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Henry Hastings Jauncey|nick=Henry H. Jauncey|appt=7 August, 1882<ref>Jauncey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 685.</ref>|end=27 May, 1884<ref>Jauncey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 685.</ref>|note=invalided}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Henry Hastings Jauncey|nick=Henry H. Jauncey|appt=7 August, 1882<ref>Jauncey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 685.</ref>|end=27 May, 1884<ref>Jauncey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 685.</ref>|note=invalided}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Alexander Milne Gardiner|nick=Alexander M. Gardiner|appt=30 May, 1884{{NLJul84|p. 204}}|end=17 August, 1885}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Abraham Hamilton Lindesay|nick=Abraham H. Lindesay|appt=5 September, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 204}}<ref>Lindesay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/39.|}} f. 794.</ref>|end=15 March, 1887<ref>Lindesay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/39.|}} f. 794.</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:17, 14 December 2021
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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