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− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Littleton|nick=The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton|appt=10 August, 1875{{NLOct75|p. 189}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Littleton|nick=The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton|appt=10 August, 1875{{NLOct75|p. 189}}|end=28 January, 1878}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry Edye|nick=William H. Edye|appt=1 January, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 210}}|end=|note=and as Senior Officer, [[Gibraltar]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry Edye|nick=William H. Edye|appt=1 January, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 210}}|end=|note=and as Senior Officer, [[Gibraltar]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=4 July, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=26 August, 1887}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=4 July, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=26 August, 1887}} |
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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
Commissioned at Devonport on 10 August, 1875.[3]
Commissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1884.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton, 10 August, 1875[5] – 28 January, 1878
- Captain William H. Edye, 1 January, 1878[6] (and as Senior Officer, Gibraltar)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry L. Fleet, 4 July, 1885[7] – 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. (October, 1875). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
Bibliography
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