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Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 15 August, 1884 under Commander [[Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|Arthur C. B. Bromley]] for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 239}} | Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 15 August, 1884 under Commander [[Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|Arthur C. B. Bromley]] for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 239}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Swift''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Swift''" nat=UK> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Collins|nick=William Collins|appt=15 March, 1881{{NLJul84|p. 243}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|nick=Arthur C. B. Bromley|appt=21 June, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 239}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|nick=Arthur C. B. Bromley|appt=21 June, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 239}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Bingham|nick=Richard Bingham|appt=17 November, 1887|end=18 April, 1891}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Bingham|nick=Richard Bingham|appt=17 November, 1887|end=18 April, 1891}} | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 16 November 2018
| H.M.S. Swift (1879) | |
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| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
| Launched: | 1879[2] |
| Sold: | 1902[3] |
H.M.S. Swift was one of two Linnet Class gunvessels completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 15 August, 1884 under Commander Arthur C. B. Bromley for service on the China Station.[4]
Captains
- Commander William Collins, 15 March, 1881[5]
- Commander Arthur C. B. Bromley, 21 June, 1884[6]
- Commander Richard Bingham, 17 November, 1887 – 18 April, 1891
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 110.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 110.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
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| Linnet | Swift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Medina Class | Small Fry (UK) | Banterer Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gunvessels (UK) | Algerine Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
