H.M.S. Plucky (1870)
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| H.M.S. Plucky (1870) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[Citation needed] |
| Launched: | 13 Jul, 1870[1] |
| Sold: | 1928[2] |
H.M.S. Plucky (H.M.S. Banterer after June, 1915) was a prototype flatiron gunboat built for the Royal Navy.
Construction & Service
Plucky was the first iron vessel built at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard.[3] She was a minor improvement on the preceding prototype, Staunch, in that she was thirteen tons heavier, which permitted her to have finer ends. Still, the design was notably stubby.[4]
The three Devonport-based gunboats Scourge, Plucky and Bulldog were among the ships invited to participate in the Queen's naval Jubilee at Portsmouth in 1887.[5]
Plucky was renamed H.M.S. Banterer in June, 1915. A new destroyer took the name Plucky in mid-1916.
Banterer paid off at Devonport 13 December 1918.[6]
Captains
- Lieutenant in Command John E. T. Harper, 22 February, 1906 – 15 November, 1906[7]
- Lieutenant in Command George P. Ross, 15 November, 1906[8] – 4 June, 1907[9]
- Lieutenant in Command (N) Henry E. F. Aylmer, 4 January, 1910 – 1 August, 1911
- Lieutenant-Commander (N) James G. Fraser, 13 August, 1912[10] – 11 December, 1912[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander (N) Alfred F. Coplestone-Boughey, 10 March, 1914 – July, 1914
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command George L. H. Dean, 8 April, 1916[12] – 24 February, 1918
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command John Wilson, 19 February, 1918[13] – 27 January, 1919[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 16 July 1870, p. 5.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 16 July 1870, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 8 Dec. 1870, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 11 May 1887; p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 216.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
- ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
- ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/7. f. ?.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/7. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392i.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1375. f. 278.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1375. f. 278.
Bibliography
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