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 January 1856 - 12 June 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant Morgan Singer | ||
(June 1861) | Commanded by Lieutenant commander John Smith Keats, the Humber, tender to Cornwallis | ||
7 June 1866 - 30 June 1867 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Charles Edward Foot, Queenstown, tender to Black Prince | ||
1 July 1867 - 10 November 1867 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Charles Edward Foot, Queenstown, tender to Mersey | ||
17 April 1868 - 3 September 1868 | Commanded by Lieutenant Henry John Fletcher Campbell, Queenstown, tender to Mersey |