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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur George Robertson Roe|nick=Arthur G. R. Roe|appt=26 February, 1874|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Robert Kennedy|nick=William R. Kennedy|appt=18 February, 1879{{NLDec81|p. 206}}|end=6 March, 1882}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Robert Kennedy|nick=William R. Kennedy|appt=18 February, 1879{{NLDec81|p. 206}}|end=6 March, 1882}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Robert Kennedy|nick=William R. Kennedy|appt=4 April, 1882|end=1 September, 1883}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Robert Kennedy|nick=William R. Kennedy|appt=4 April, 1882|end=1 September, 1883}} | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 12 May 2020
| H.M.S. Druid (1869) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Deptford Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1868[2] |
| Launched: | 13 Mar, 1869[3] |
| Completed: | Feb, 1872[4] |
| Sold: | 1886[5] |
H.M.S. Druid was one of three Briton Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Druid was to be the last warship launched at Deptford Royal Dockyard.[6]
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.[7]
Captains
- Captain Arthur G. R. Roe, 26 February, 1874
- Commander William R. Kennedy, 18 February, 1879[8] – 6 March, 1882
- Captain William R. Kennedy, 4 April, 1882 – 1 September, 1883
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 49.
- ↑ <Wikipedia.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 09, 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 206.
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