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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Littleton|nick=The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton|appt=10 August, 1875{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Littleton|nick=The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton|appt=10 August, 1875{{NLJul76|p. 188}}|end=28 January, 1878}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry Edye|nick=William H. Edye|appt=1 January, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 210}}|end=|note=and as Senior Officer, [[Gibraltar]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry Edye|nick=William H. Edye|appt=1 January, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 210}}|end=|note=and as Senior Officer, [[Gibraltar]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Robert Fremantle|nick=Edmund R. Fremantle|appt=10 January, 1881<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14/109.|D7587281}} f. ?.</ref>|end=9 November, 1881<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14/109.|D7587281}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, [[Gibraltar]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Robert Fremantle|nick=Edmund R. Fremantle|appt=10 January, 1881<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14/109.|D7587281}} f. ?.</ref>|end=9 November, 1881<ref>Fremantle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14/109.|D7587281}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, [[Gibraltar]]}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Express (1874) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[1] |
| Launched: | 16 Jul, 1874[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1889[2] |
H.M.S. Express was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 10 August, 1875.[3]
Commissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1884.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton, 10 August, 1875[5] – 28 January, 1878
- Captain William H. Edye, 1 January, 1878[6] (and as Senior Officer, Gibraltar)
- Captain Edmund R. Fremantle, 10 January, 1881[7] – 9 November, 1881[8] (and as Senior Officer, Gibraltar)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry L. Fleet, 4 July, 1885[9] – 26 August, 1887
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 188.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 210.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/109. f. ?.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/109. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
Bibliography
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| <– | Ariel Class | Small Fry (UK) | Medina Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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