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''Gorgon'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Orford Churchill]] as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 9 February 2021

H.M.S. Gorgon (1871)
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1]
Laid down: 5 Sep, 1870[2]
Launched: 14 Oct, 1871[3]
Completed: 19 Mar, 1874[4]
Sold: 1903[5]
H.M.S. Gorgon was one of four Cyclops Class coastal monitors completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Gorgon participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Orford Churchill as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.[6]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 25.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 25.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 25.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 25.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 25.
  6. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 July, 1887, p. 13.
  8. ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
  9. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.

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