H.M.S. Bramble (1886)
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| H.M.S. Bramble (1886) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Harland & Wolff[1] |
| Launched: | 11 Dec, 1886 |
| Commissioned: | 21 Oct, 1887[2] |
| Sold: | 1906[3] |
H.M.S. Bramble was one of four gunboats of the Bramble class of 1886. She was renamed Cockatrice in 1896 and sold in 1906.
There was a later gunboat named Bramble.
Service
She was commissioned at Devonport on 21 October, 1887. In 1891 she was serving on the Southeast coast of Africa.[4]
She was one of twelve obsolete vessels sold at auction at Chatham Dockyard on 3 April, 1906. She fetched £3,800.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Gilbert E. Harrison, 21 October, 1887[6] – 15 May, 1889 (invalided due to fever)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick G. C. Langdon, 15 May, 1889[7] – 15 October, 1891
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Currey, 15 July, 1892[8] – 15 November, 1895[Fact Check] (appointment transferred from command of Goshawk)
- Commander Herbert N. Rolfe, 1 January, 1898[9] – 18 September, 1899 (ship now named Cockatrice)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 206.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 206.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 04, 1906; pg. 7; Issue 37985.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 206.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/327. ff. 280, 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 240.
Bibliography
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