H.M.S. Merlin (1871)
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H.M.S. Merlin (1871) | |
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Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
Launched: | 24 Nov, 1871[Citation needed] |
Sold: | 1891[2] |
H.M.S. Merlin was one of nine Ariel Class composite gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 3 May, 1883.[3]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward F. Day, 12 December, 1872[4]
- Lieutenant & Commander Wollaston C. Karslake, 6 May, 1874[5]
- Lieutenant & Commander Evelyn W. Shirley, 16 November, 1875[6] – 12 May, 1876
- Lieutenant (in Command?) Orford Churchill, 27 July, 1877
- Lieutenant & Commander William McC. Maturin, 4 July, 1885[7] – 1 September, 1888
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1875). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 217.
Bibliography
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