Name | Griper (1855) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunboat | ||
Launched | 11 December 1855 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 4 | ||
Fate | 1869 | ||
Class | Albacore | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/212 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
(4 March 1856) | Commanded by Lieutenant Morgan Singer | ||
(June 1861) | Commanded by Lieutenant John Smith Keats, the Humber, tender to Cornwallis | ||
7 June 1866 - 30 June 1867 | Commanded by Lieutenant Charles Edward Foot, Queenstown, tender to Black Prince | ||
1 July 1867 - 10 November 1867 | Commanded by Lieutenant Charles Edward Foot, Queenstown, tender to Mersey |
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