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Revision as of 13:33, 23 January 2016

H.M.S. Sparrow (1889)
Builder: Scott's[1]
Launched: 26 Sep, 1889[Citation needed]
Commissioned: 13 May, 1890[2]
Sold: Feb, 1922[Citation needed]
H.M.S. Sparrow was one of nine gunboats of the Redbreast class completed for the Royal Navy around 1890.

Service

Commissioned on 13 May, 1890 at Sheerness under the command of Lieutenant & Commander Peyton Hoskyns.[3]

In 1913, she was attached to Vernon.[4]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 113.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 254.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 254.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 392.
  5. Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
  6. Wilkin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 175.
  7. Wilkin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 175.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 391.

Bibliography


Redbreast Class Gunboat
Magpie Redbreast Redpole Ringdove Lapwing
  Goldfinch Thrush Sparrow Widgeon  
<– Pigmy Class Small Fry (UK) Alarm Class –>
<– Pigmy Class Gunboats (UK) Heron Class –>