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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Griper''''' was one of 24 gunboats of the [[Ant Class Gunboat (1870)|Ant class]].
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Griper''''' was one of 24 gunboats of the [[Ant Class Gunboat (1870)|Ant class]]. Her name is sometimes spelled '''Gryper'''.{{NLApr25|p. 240}}


In 1923, she was made a base ship in Simonstown and her named was changed to '''H.M.S. ''Flora'''''.
In 1923, ''Griper'' was made a base ship in Simonstown and her named was changed to '''H.M.S. ''Flora'''''.


==Service==
==Service==
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 12 May, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 213}}
Commissioned at [[Simonstown]] on 15 June, 1923 as ''Flora''.{{NLJan33|p. 239}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of ''Griper''" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frank William Wyley|nick=Frank W. Wyley|appt=14 May, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 213}}|end=7 November, 1885}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gordon Campbell|nick=Gordon Campbell|appt=1 December, 1922<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 240}}|end=6 May, 1925<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Coombe Hodgson|nick=John C. Hodgson|appt=6 May, 1925<ref>Hodgson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>|end=2 May, 1927<ref>Hodgson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Coombe Hodgson|nick=John C. Hodgson|appt=6 May, 1925<ref>Hodgson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>|end=2 May, 1927<ref>Hodgson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Basil George Washington|nick=Basil G. Washington|appt=25 March, 1927|ass=2 May, 1927|end=13 May, 1929|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Basil George Washington|nick=Basil G. Washington|appt=25 March, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 240}}<ref>Washington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/514.|D7576645}} f. 517.</ref>|ass=2 May, 1927|end=13 May, 1929<ref>Washington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/514.|D7576645}} f. 517.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie|nick=Edward McC. W. Lawrie|appt=4 April, 1929<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>|ass=13 May, 1929<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>end=June, 1931<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie|nick=Edward McC. W. Lawrie|appt=4 April, 1929<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>|ass=13 May, 1929<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>end=June, 1931<ref>Lawrie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hector Boyes|nick=Hector Boyes|appt=14 May, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 239}}|end=|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Harold Young|nick=John H. Young|appt=25 May, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 214}}|end=|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Afrikander''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Gage Stuart|nick=Charles G. Stuart|appt=21 May, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 214.  Shown as ex-''Tickler'' here, I believe in error}}|end=|note=and as Captain in Charge, [[Simonstown]]|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Afrikander''}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 18 July 2018

H.M.S. Griper (1879)
Builder: Pembroke[1]
Launched: 15 Sep, 1879[2]
Broken up: 1951[3]

H.M.S. Griper was one of 24 gunboats of the Ant class. Her name is sometimes spelled Gryper.[4]

In 1923, Griper was made a base ship in Simonstown and her named was changed to H.M.S. Flora.

Service

Commissioned at Portsmouth on 12 May, 1885.[5]

Commissioned at Simonstown on 15 June, 1923 as Flora.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
  2. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
  3. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 213.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 213.
  8. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
  10. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
  11. ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
  12. ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 240.
  14. ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
  15. ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
  16. ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214. Shown as ex-Tickler here, I believe in error.


Ant Class Gunboat
Ant Class
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Bonetta Bulldog Bustard Comet Cuckoo
Fidget Hyaena Kite Mastiff Pickle
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Gadfly Class
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