H.M.S. Sheldrake (1875)
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H.M.S. Sheldrake (1875) | |
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Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons[1] |
Launched: | 3 Jul, 1875[Citation needed] |
Sold: | 1906[2] |
H.M.S. Sheldrake was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Built at a cost of £20,000.[3] She commissioned at Devonport on 16 December, 1875.[4]
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.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander James B. Haye, 16 December, 1875[6] – 23 June, 1879
- Lieutenant & Commander Marcus L. Bridger, 7 February, 1879[7] – 10 November, 1883
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 240.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 09, 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 240.
Bibliography
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