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...n'' proceeded around Cape Forward to Punta Arenas, where she was joined by gunboat ''[[U.S.S. Marietta (1897)|Marietta]]'', also sailing to the East Coast. ...ttleship departed again for the coast of China and cruised off the Yangtze River and served as station ship at Woosung. On 5 May 1901 she got underway for t

...y for the annual manœuvres. On 5 November he was appointed to the second-class cruiser [[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|''Astræa'']] in the Mediterranean as First ...in the Royal Yacht were not so onerous, and he took a house on the Hamble River near Warsah, which he called Mainsail Haul.<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 44.</ref

...where he had his first experience of active service, in command of a river gunboat. For his services in the Sudan, Hood was specially promoted to the rank of ...g George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the

...the ''Raleigh''. From 25 May to 1 June 1857 he was employed on the Canton River in command of Sir Charles Forbes' tender at the Battles of Escape Creek and ...he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 2 June, 1

...n and a gunboat that had landed part of her armament. The Germans sank the gunboat and bombarded the town but did not enter the harbour in case it was mined, ...ch the Magellan Straits with squadron, being ready to return and cover the River Plate, or, according to information, search north as far as Valparaiso, bre

...ably carried Morse signals at 10 words per minute between ''Defiance'' and gunboat ''Scourge'' at distances of 5800 yards. At the same time, Marconi had main ...07 it was decided that {{UK-Swift}} and 42 destroyers (primarily the River class) were to receive radio equipment fixed to the "D" tune of 700 feet waveleng

* The First [[Town Class Cruiser (1909)|Town Class]]: 1908-31 (Part 1 of 3), by David Lyon * The ''Littorio'' Class, by Aldo Fraccaroli/Antony Preston

....S. ''Peterel''''' was one of twenty-four [["B" Class Destroyer (1895)|"B" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] &mdash; a "30 knotter". ...in 1919, her name was eventually taken by [[H.M.S. Peterel (1927)|a river gunboat launched in 1927]].

|{{UK-2TB1|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||1876||Broken up 1896 |{{UK-2TB2|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||1878||Broken up

(2) Papers concerning details of armament at Coalhouse Fort on the River Thames, defence lights installed at Sheerness and Grain, and police protect ...of the Tyne, carried out by the cruiser HMS VINDICTIVE (1897) and torpedo gunboat HMS SPEEDY (1893) in August 1908.

....S. ''Glowworm''''' was one of twelve [[Insect Class Gunboat (1915)|Insect class gunboats]] built for the [[Royal Navy]]. ''Glowworm'' was part of the [[Archangel River Expeditionary Force]] and received heavy damage and loss of life, including

...e [[Royal Navy]]. She spent much of her career stationed on the [[Yangtse River]]. {{Footer Insect Class Gunboat (1915)}}

...''''' was one of 12 gunboats of the [[Insect Class Gunboat (1915)|"Insect" class]]. By the mid 1920s, she was in service on the [[Yangtse River]], serving there until at least mid 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 223}}

...'Firefly''''' was one of 16 gunboats of the [[Fly Class Gunboat (1915)|Fly class]]. ...h; his Service Record does not indicate he commanded her again) his former gunboat, finding most of his books and papers still in his cabin!{{HepperLosses|p.

...' was one of twelve gunboats of the [[Insect Class Gunboat (1915)|"Insect" class]]. ...cord. {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 181.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, West River}}

|{{UK-1TB14|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||1878||Broken up 1904 |{{UK-1TB17|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||1878||Sold 1907

...red to simply as '''Denny''', was a British shipbuilding firm based on the River Clyde. |{{UK-Kinsha|f=p}}||gunboat||1900||Sold 30 Apr, 1921

...s but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Georgia, graduating with the Class of 1911. He was commissioned {{EnsUS}} on 7 March, 1912 and was promoted to ...reau of Navigation, he was appointed the first commanding officer of river gunboat ''Guam'' in 1927.<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/12 NavSource]</ref

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Two '''''Palos'' class river gunboats''' were completed for the [[United States Navy]] in 1914. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: