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==Service==
==Service==
Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 18 February, 1877.{{NLOct78|p. 243}}
''Swinger'' arrived at Suez from Aden on 3 April, 1881.{{NMI|7 Apr. 1881, p. 6}}  She was ordered to return home to be placed out of commission, having served two commissions since February 1877.
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 October, 1883 under Lieutenant & Commander [[John Locke Marx]] for service on the [[Australia Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 240}}
Re-commissioned at Sydney on 4 May, 1887.{{NLMar91|p. 256}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Alverne Bolitho|nick=Edward A. Bolitho|appt=24 September, 1873{{NLJul76|p. 192}}|end=17 February, 1877}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Oswald Peploe Tudor|nick=Oswald P. Tudor|appt=22 November, 1876{{NLOct78|p. 243}}|end=31 May, 1881|note=followed by a period out of commission}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Locke Marx|nick=John L. Marx|appt=2 October, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 240}}<ref>Marx Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 862.</ref>|end=3 May, 1887<ref>Marx Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 862.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Albert Clinton Allen|nick=Albert C. Allen|appt=1 February, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 233}}|end=17 December, 1891|note=intermittently absent with urinary issues}}
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 10 February 2020

H.M.S. Swinger (1872)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Launched: 7 Feb, 1872[Citation needed]
Sold: 1924[2]

H.M.S. Swinger was one of nine Ariel Class composite gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 18 February, 1877.[3]

Swinger arrived at Suez from Aden on 3 April, 1881.[4] She was ordered to return home to be placed out of commission, having served two commissions since February 1877.

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 October, 1883 under Lieutenant & Commander John Locke Marx for service on the Australia Station.[5]

Re-commissioned at Sydney on 4 May, 1887.[6]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 243.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 7 Apr. 1881, p. 6.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 240.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 256.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 192.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 243.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 240.
  10. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  11. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 233.

Bibliography


Ariel Class Composite Gunboat
Ariel Coquette Decoy Foam Goshawk
  Merlin Mosquito Swinger Zephyr  
<– Ant Class Small Fry (UK) Forester Class –>
<– Ant Class Gunboats (UK) Forester Class –>
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