H.M.S. Cockatrice (1860)
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H.M.S. Cockatrice (1860) | |
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Builder: | T. & W. Smith[1] |
Launched: | 24 May, 1860[Citation needed] |
Sold: | 1885 |
H.M.S. Cockatrice was one of fifteen Britomart Class wooden gunboats completed for the Royal Navy. She was renamed YC 10 in 1882 and sold in 1885.
Service
Re-commissioned at Malta on 21 April, 1871.[2]
Commissioned at Devonport on 2 January, 1883.[3]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert M. Gillson, 6 March, 1861[4]
- Commander James F. Prowse, 17 April, 1868[5]
- Commander James W. East, 21 April, 1871[6]
- Commander William H. C. St. Clair, 14 February, 1873[7]
- Commander Harry T. Grenfell, 8 March, 1879[8] – 31 December, 1880[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry H. Boteler, 3 July, 1884[10]
- Commander Robert H. Anstruther, 5 January, 1901 – 5 February, 1902
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1875). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 202.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1869). p. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 227.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (October, 1871). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1875). p. 188.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 202.
Bibliography
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