HMS Heron

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Heron, 1860
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 4
Launched : 5 Jul 1860 ; Disposal date or year : 1881
BM: 270 tons ; Displacement: 330 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 60 hp
Notes:

1860 Devonport.

1870 Jamaica.

1879 Jamaica. Tender to Urgent.


Heron, late Empress, 1886
Type: Particular Service Vessel ;
Displacement: 100 tons
Propulsion: screw
Disposal date or year : 1923
Machinery notes: I.H.P. 200
Notes:

1886 Empress acquired by War Department.

1905 Empress transferred by the War Dept. to the Admiralty.

Nov 1906 Empress renamed Heron.

Mar 1913 based at Devonport and tender to 'Defiance'.

Per NL Jan 1921 based at Devonport and tender to 'Defiance'.