HMS Sharpshooter

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Sharpshooter, 1888
Type: Torpedo Gun Boat, 1st Class ; Armament 2
Launched : 30 Nov 1888 ; Disposal date or year : 1922
Disposal Details : Sold
BM: tons ; Displacement: 735 tons
Propulsion: Twin Screw Complement: 91
Machinery notes: 3,500 ; Speed ; 19 knots ;
Notes:
1890 Devonport. Officers borne in "Indus".
26 Jun 1897 Present at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.
27 Jun 1900 Devonport. Orders received for a naval mobilization to take place on Tuesday, July 10th - see Colossus for details.
1912 Lent to Lord Northampton and renamed Northampton