Name | Kestrel (1872) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunvessel | ||
Launched | 29 February 1872 | ||
Hull | Composite | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 462 tons | ||
Displacement | 610 tons | ||
Guns | 4 | ||
Fate | 1888 | ||
Class | Frolic | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/266 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
8 January 1873 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness) by Commander William Raymond Boulton, East Indies |