H.M.S. Osprey (1876)
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| H.M.S. Osprey (1876) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 5 Aug, 1876[2] |
| Sold: | 1890[3] |
H.M.S. Osprey was one of five Osprey Class composite screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Sheerness on 19 September, 1882 under Commander Herbert Ward Dowding.[4]
Captains
- Commander Herbert W. Dowding, 19 September, 1882[5][6] – 12 April, 1886[7]
- Commander Charles E. Gissing, 10 April, 1886[8] – 5 June, 1889[9]
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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 228.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/15/367. f. 370.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 228.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/15/367. f. 370.
- ↑ Gissing Service Record, in our PDF for George Augustus Giffard. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 516.
- ↑ Gissing Service Record, in our PDF for George Augustus Giffard. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 516.
Bibliography
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