HMS Dove

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Dove, 1892
Type: Gunboat ; Armament -
Launched : 1892 ; Speed: 9 knots
Propulsion: Paddle
Dimensions: 60' length x 14' beam x draught of 1'.
Notes:

25 Aug 1892, Woolwich, the shallow-draft steamer Dove left Woolwich on board the steamship Borrowdale for the Zambesi, from whence she is to be taken to used on the upper reaches of the Shir�, to maintain communication between Lake Nyassa and Matope. She was built by Messrs. Yarrow and Co., of Poplar.