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Revision as of 14:14, 24 September 2019
| H.M.S. Orwell (1866) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 27 Dec, 1866[Citation needed] |
| Discarded: | 1890[2] |
H.M.S. Orwell was one of fifteen Britomart Class wooden gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Construction
Two guns, 330 tons, 228 H.P..[3]
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 23 February, 1876 for coastal service.[4]
After some years on the West Coast of Ireland, Orwell paid off into the fourth division of the Steam Reserve in mid-August, 1889. Having been found unfit for further service, she was to be sold or broken up.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry T. Price, 5 November, 1868[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis C. H. Dent, 30 October, 1871[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander Bouverie F. Clark, 3 November, 1874[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert H. W. Cornwall, 10 December, 1875[9] – 1 January, 1879[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick J. Rendell, 1 January, 1879[10] – 26 September, 1881[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Raymond B. Needham, 26 September, 1881[11]
- Commander Richard Bingham, 5 July, 1883 – 6 July, 1884
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward G. F. Law, 3 July, 1884[12] – mid 1887
- Commander Charles H. Cochran, 14 August, 1887[13] – 1 September, 1888[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Powell C. Underwood, 1 September, 1888[15] – 14 August, 1889[16]
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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 17, 1889; pg. 5; Issue 32780.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 228.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 17, 1889; pg. 5; Issue 32780.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (October, 1871). p. 193.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1875). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1887) Corrected to 20 March, 1887. p. 222.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 234.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 234.
- ↑ Underwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/570. ff 1350, 1346.
- ↑ Underwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/570. ff 1350, 1346.
Bibliography
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