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| 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 | ||
| 15 June 1880 - 15 September 1882 | Commanded by Commander William Metcalfe Lang, China | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Ma 20 January 1879 | The Army and Navy Gazette states that reliefs for the following unarmourcd ships will be required during this year, namely — the Rover, commissioned December, 1875; Opal, commissioned January, 1876; Rifleman, commissioned April, 1876; Avon, Plover, Spartan, commissioned June, 1876; Wolverine, commissioned August, 1876; Danae, commissioned September, 1876; Boxer and Vulture, commissioned December, 1876. The Frolic and Kestrel, on the China station, which will have completed a three years' commission, may either be recommlssioned on the station or be relieved by the river gunboats. The Admiralty will also have to provide a relief for the Bellerophon, ironclad, and flagship on the North American station. Little difficulty will be experienced in these reliefs, as the reserves are full of ships. | ||
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