H.M.S. Goldfinch (1889)
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| H.M.S. Goldfinch (1889) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 18 May, 1889[Citation needed] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Feb, 1890[2] |
| Sold: | 14 May, 1907[Citation needed] |
H.M.S. Goldfinch was one of nine gunboats of the Redbreast class completed for the Royal Navy around 1890.
Service
Commissioned at Sheerness on 5 February, 1890 under Lieutenant & Commander Charles Edmund Kingsmill.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. Kingsmill, 5 February, 1890[4]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry R. P. Floyd, 4 August, 1891[5] – 1 December, 1894
- Lieutenant & Commander Selby H. B. Ash, 1 December, 1894[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles W. S. Leggatt, 2 August, 1897[7]
- Commander Frederick C. Learmonth, 4 February, 1902[8][9][10]
- Commander Frederic H. Walter, 24 July, 1905[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 253.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 28 January 1902. (36676), p. 3.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 5 February 1902. (36683), p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 320.
Bibliography
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