HMS Pioneer

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Pioneer, 1892
Type: Gunboat ; Armament -
Launched : 1892 ; Displacement: - tons
Propulsion: 2 Screws.
Notes:

25 Aug 1892, two gunboats, the Adventure and Pioneer, left Woolwich for the Zambesi, on board the steamship Borrowdale : built by Yarrow and Co. of Poplar, they are for service on Lake Nyassa.


Pioneer, 1899
Type: 3rd class cruiser ; Armament -
Launched : 1899 ; Notes:

Dec 1912 transferred to the RAN.

Jul 1915 off the East Coast of Africa to relieve the ill-fated Pegasus and help with patrol work - see p. 345 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-2.pdf.

Jul-Aug 1915 attack on German ship President at Lindi.