HMS Salamander

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Salamander, 1889
Type: Gun Boat, 1st Class ; Torpedo Gun Boat ; Armament 2 x 4.7 " ; 4 x 3 pdr ; 5 x TT
Launched : 31 May 1889 ; Disposal date or year : 1906
Displacement: 735 tons
Propulsion: Twin screw Complement: 91
Machinery notes: 4,200 ND ; 6,000 FD ; Speed ; 19 knots ;
Notes:

1890 Chatham. Officers borne in "Pembroke"


Salamander, 1915
Type: Armed whaler ; Armament NK
Acquired : 1915 ; Disposal date or year : ????
Notes:

Circa early 1915 taken up by the Admiralty from Durban and Saldana Bay. Employed in and off the Rufigi Delta following the location of the Konigsberg - see p. 345 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-2.pdf.

From late Jul 1915 employed patrolling inshore waters off the coast of East Africa as detailed in 1916-2.pdf.