H.M.S. Moorhen (1875)
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H.M.S. Moorhen (1875) | |
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Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons[1] |
Launched: | 13 Sep, 1875[Citation needed] |
Sold: | 1888[2] |
H.M.S. Moorhen was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Built at a cost of £20,246.[3]
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.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander John Hope, 10 February, 1876[5] – 18 July, 1877 (invalided)
- Lieutenant & Commander William M. Carey, 28 July, 1877[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander James H. Corfe, 14 September, 1880[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 09, 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31912.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 09, 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 225.
Bibliography
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