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Re-commissioned at Ascension on 12 May, 1896 for service on the [[Cape of Good Hope Station]] and the West Coast of Africa.{{NLOct98|p. 268}}
 
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 11 January 2024

H.M.S. Magpie (1889)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Launched: 15 Mar, 1889[Citation needed]
Commissioned: 24 Sep, 1889[2]
Sold: 29 Dec, 1921[Citation needed]

H.M.S. Magpie was one of nine gunboats of the Redbreast class completed for the Royal Navy around 1890.

Service

Commissioned on 24 September, 1889 at Devonport.[3]

Re-commissioned at Ascension on 12 May, 1896 for service on the Cape of Good Hope Station and the West Coast of Africa.[4]

In 1908, Magpie was listed in the Navy List as being at Devonport on the "list of vessels avalable for subsidiary services, hulks, and vessels for sale."[5]

In 1913, she was in Southampton working as a boom defence vessel.[6]

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. 234.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 234.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 268.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 409.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 419.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 234.
  8. ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 170/338.
  9. ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 170/338.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 233.
  11. ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/153. ff. 153, 155, 161.
  12. ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/153. ff. 153, 155, 161.
  13. ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/15. f. 19.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 268.
  15. ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/15. f. 19.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 277.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395k.
  18. ↑ Harrold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/35. f. 35.
  19. ↑ Harrold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/35. f. 35.

Bibliography


Redbreast Class Gunboat
Magpie Redbreast Redpole Ringdove Lapwing
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