H.M.S. Swinger (1872)
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H.M.S. Swinger (1872) | |
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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]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 October, 1883 under Lieutenant & Commander John Locke Marx for service on the Australia Station.[4]
Re-commissioned at Sydney on 4 May, 1887.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward A. Bolitho, 24 September, 1873[6]
- Commander Oswald P. Tudor, 22 November, 1876[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander John L. Marx, 2 October, 1883[8][9] – 3 May, 1887[10]
- Commander Albert C. Allen, 1 February, 1887[11] – 17 December, 1891 (intermittently absent with urinary issues)
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. (October, 1878). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 240.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 233.
Bibliography
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