H.M.S. Express (1874)

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H.M.S. Express (1874)
Builder: William Doxford & Sons[1]
Launched: 16 Jul, 1874[Citation needed]
Sold: 1889[2]
H.M.S. Express was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

During much of the 1870s, the ship bore the Senior Officer, Gibraltar, who was typically a captain. However, a Lieutenant & Commander was appointed to the ship itself.

Express was commissioned at Devonport on 10 August, 1875.[3]

She commissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1884.[4]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 210.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 188.
  6. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1589. f. ?.
  7. ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1589. f. ?.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.

Bibliography


Forester Class Gunboat
Cygnet Express Contest Sheldrake Mallard
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