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− | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Bonetta''''' was one of | + | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Bonetta''''' was one of twenty-four gunboats of the [[Ant Class Gunboat (1870)|''Ant'' class]]. She was sold before the First World War. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | In 1903 she was serving as a tender to {{UK-Defiance}} at Devonport.{{NLJan04|pp. 286, 300}} | ||
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+ | In July 1908 she was detailed to assist in efforts to salvage the wrecked {{UK-Gladiator|f=t}}.{{NLJul08|p. 407}} | ||
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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> | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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− | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''T''') (in Command?)|name=Richard Walsh|nick=Richard Walsh|appt=24 May, 1902{{NLJan04|p. 286}}|end=2 July, 1904{{FC}}|note=borne in {{UK-Defiance}}}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}}|name=Harry Albert Bumpus|nick=Harry A. Bumpus|appt=12 June, 1908{{NLJul08|p. 395''a''}}|end=29 October, 1908<ref>Bumpus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/35/219.|}} f. 588</ref>|note=borne in {{UK-Defiance}}}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 14 November 2017
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) (in Command?) Richard Walsh, 24 May, 1902[7] – 2 July, 1904[Fact Check] (borne in Defiance)
- Boatswain Harry A. Bumpus, 12 June, 1908[8] – 29 October, 1908[9] (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.
- ↑ Bumpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/35/219. f. 588
Bibliography
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