H.M.S. Gannet (1878)
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H.M.S. Gannet (1878) | |
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Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
Launched: | 31 Aug, 1878[2] |
Preserved: |
H.M.S. Gannet was one of nine Doterel Class composite screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy. She was renamed H.M.S. President in the early 1900s. A river gunboat by the same name was launched in 1927.
Service
Commissioned at Sheerness on 3 September, 1885.[3]
Re-commissioned at Malta on 10 November, 1888.[4]
In early 1895, Dryad relieved Gannet in the Mediterranean, which returned to Englad to be taken out of service.[5]
The vessel was restored in 1987 to her 1888 appearance. She resides at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Captains
- Commander Edmund G. Bourke, 17 April, 1879[6] – 20 July, 1883
- Commander Barton R. Bradford, 3 September, 1885[7] – 9 November, 1888
- Commander James H. Corfe, 10 October, 1888[8] – 25 January, 1892
- Captain Frederick F. Fegen, 18 December, 1891[9] – 16 March, 1895 (vessel taken out of service afterward)
- Lieutenant in Command Andrew Y. Catto, 25 July, 1917 – 9 May, 1919 (and for Fleet diving duties)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 222.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, January 5, 1895, Issue 34466, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 209.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 222.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 445.
Bibliography
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