HMS Flamer

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Flamer, 1856
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 4
Launched : 10 Apr 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1874
Disposal Details : Wreck sold having been blown ashore in typhoon
BM: 232 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 60 hp
Notes:

All gunboats from 1 Jan 1856, are to be commissioned as independent commands with a crew of 36 men and officers.

23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Red Squadron

8 Jan 1860 at Rio;

14 May 1860 arrived Hongkong from Portsmouth 7 Jun 1860 on the North China coast.

26 Jul 1860 Gulf of Pechelee.

16 Nov 1860 on the North China coast.

16 Jan 1861 Shanghai.

1 Feb 1861 on the North China coast.

16 Mar 1861 Shanghai.

12 Jul 1861 Yangtze River.

12 Aug 1861 Ningpo.

28 Aug 1861 Yangtze River (Kinkiang).

15 Oct 1861 Shanghai.

15 Nov 1862 Ningpo.

15 Dec 1862 Shanghai.

1870 Hospital Ship, Hong Kong


Flamer, 1921
Type: Tug ;
G.T. : 124 tons ;
Machinery notes: 250 I.H.P.
Notes:

date unknown Flamer renamed C 108.

NL Jan 1921 based at Sheerness.