H.M.S. Merlin (1871)
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| H.M.S. Merlin (1871) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 24 Nov, 1871[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1891[2] |
H.M.S. Merlin was one of nine Ariel Class composite gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 3 May, 1883.[3]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward F. Day, 12 December, 1872[4]
- Lieutenant & Commander Wollaston C. Karslake, 6 May, 1874[5]
- Lieutenant & Commander William M. Annesley, 24 May, 1874[6] – August, 1874[7] (temporary)
- Lieutenant & Commander Evelyn W. Shirley, 16 November, 1875[8] – 12 May, 1876
- Lieutenant (in Command?) Orford Churchill, 27 July, 1877
- Lieutenant & Commander Alaric F. Grant, 8 January, 1881[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald O. B. C. Brenton, 3 May, 1883[10] – 19 September, 1885
- Lieutenant & Commander William McC. Maturin, 4 July, 1885[11] – 1 September, 1888
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1875). p. 190.
- ↑ Annesley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/23. f. 30.
- ↑ Annesley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/23. f. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 217.
Bibliography
| Ariel Class Composite Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ariel | Coquette | Decoy | Foam | Goshawk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merlin | Mosquito | Swinger | Zephyr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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