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− | |builder=[[Earle]]{{Conways1860|p. 112}} | + | |comm=15 Jan, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 212}} |
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Forester''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Forester''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | Commissioned at Devonport on 15 January, 1878.{{NLDec81|p. 213}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Forester''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Forester''" nat="UK"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Amyand Haggard|nick=Amyand Haggard|appt=22 July, | + | {{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=Harry Dampier Law|nick=Harry D. Law|appt=1 January, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 221}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frank Archdall Harston|nick=Frank A. Harston|appt=20 July, 1881{{NLDec81|p. 213}}|end=31 January, 1882}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Western Hodgkinson|nick=Edward W. Hodgkinson|appt=22 April, 1882{{NLJul84|p. 213}}|end=1 January, 1884}} | ||
+ | {{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=Alexander Eckstein Stewart|nick=Alexander E. Stewart|appt=1 January, 1893|end=13 May, 1893}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:30, 27 September 2019
H.M.S. Forester (1877) | |
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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 Frank A. Harston, 20 July, 1881[6] – 31 January, 1882
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward W. Hodgkinson, 22 April, 1882[7] – 1 January, 1884
- Lieutenant & Commander Amyand Haggard, 22 July, 1885[8] – 1 September, 1888
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry D. Law, 1 January, 1890[9] – 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. (December, 1881). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 221.
Bibliography
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