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H.M.S. Bonetta was one of twenty-four gunboats of the Ant class. She was sold before the First World War.
Service
In 1903 she was serving as a tender to Defiance at Devonport.[3]
In July 1908 she was detailed to assist in efforts to salvage the wrecked second class protected cruiser Gladiator.[4]
She was sold out of service on 21 January, 1909 and became the civilian salvage vessel Disperser. She was lost off Whitby on 8 February, 1934 during a gale while being towed by the tugboat Trover with the loss of one member of the crew from injuries.[5][6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant (T) Richard Walsh, 24 May, 1902[7] (borne in Defiance)
- Boatswain Harry A. Bumpus, 12 June, 1908[8] (borne in Defiance)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). pp. 286, 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 407.
- ↑ DISPERSER SALVAGE VESSEL (EX-GUNBOAT) 1871-1934
- ↑ Lyon and Winfield, p. 281, mistakenly list her as being lost in April 1940, confusing the erstwhile Bonetta with a later salvage vessel also named Disperser. For the later vessel see Cromarty Image Library - Loss of the Disperser
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 395a.
Bibliography
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<– | H.M.S. Plucky | Gunboats (UK) | Ariel Class | –> |