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| − | 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.<ref>[http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10939 DISPERSER SALVAGE VESSEL (EX-GUNBOAT) 1871-1934]</ref><ref>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 [http://www.thecromartyarchive.org/groups.asp?id=40 Cromarty Image Library - Loss of the Disperser]</ref> | + | 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.<ref>[http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10939 DISPERSER SALVAGE VESSEL (EX-GUNBOAT) 1871-1934]</ref><ref>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 [http://www.thecromartyarchive.org/groups.asp?id=40 Cromarty Image Library - Loss of the Disperser]</ref> |
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H.M.S. Bonetta was one of 24 gunboats of the Ant class.Service
In 1903 she was serving as a tender to Defiance at Devonport.[3]
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.[4][5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant (T) Richard Walsh, 24 May, 1902[6] (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.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
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| Ant | Arrow | Badger | Blazer | Bloodhound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bonetta | Bulldog | Bustard | Comet | Cuckoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidget | Hyaena | Kite | Mastiff | Pickle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pike | Scourge | Snake | Snap | Weazel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gadfly Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gadfly | Griper | Pincher | Tickler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M.S. Plucky | Small Fry (UK) | Ariel Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M.S. Plucky | Gunboats (UK) | Ariel Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
