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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Sidney Glenton Smith|nick=Sidney G. Smith|appt=8 July, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 212}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Sidney Glenton Smith|nick=Sidney G. Smith|appt=8 July, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 212}}|end=28 June, 1881|note=invalided, would die at Haslar on 25 August}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Amyand Haggard|nick=Amyand Haggard|appt=22 July, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 208}}|end=1 September, 1888}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Amyand Haggard|nick=Amyand Haggard|appt=22 July, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 208}}|end=1 September, 1888}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harry Dampier Law|nick=Harry D. Law|appt=1 January, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 221}}|end=1 January, 1893}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harry Dampier Law|nick=Harry D. Law|appt=1 January, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 221}}|end=1 January, 1893}} | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 16 November 2018
| H.M.S. Forester (1877) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Earle's Shipbuilding[1] |
| Launched: | 26 Feb, 1877[Citation needed] |
| Commissioned: | 15 Jan, 1878[2] |
| Sold: | 1904[3] |
H.M.S. Forester was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 15 January, 1878.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Sidney G. Smith, 8 July, 1878[5] – 28 June, 1881 (invalided, would die at Haslar on 25 August)
- Lieutenant & Commander Amyand Haggard, 22 July, 1885[6] – 1 September, 1888
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry D. Law, 1 January, 1890[7] – 1 January, 1893
- Lieutenant & Commander Alexander E. Stewart, 1 January, 1893 – 13 May, 1893
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 212.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 221.
Bibliography
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