HMS Bittern

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Bittern, 1869
Type: Gunvessel ; Armament 3
Laid down : Devonport 17 Dec 1861 ; Launched : 20 Sep 1869 ;
Disposal date or year : 1887
BM: 663 tons ; Displacement: 774 tons
Propulsion: Double Screw
Machinery notes: 851 hpi 160 hp
Notes:

1870 Devonport, Ships co. borne in Indus

24 Jan 1874 at Cape Coast Castle during the Ashanti War.

26 Feb 1878 Recommissioned Malta

1879 Mediterranean