HMS Skylark

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Skylark, 1855
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 3
Launched : 3 May 1855 ; Disposal date or year : 1906
BM: 232 tons ; Displacement: 284 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 263 60 hp
Notes:

1855 Bombardment of Sveaborg.

1855 Baltic (Russell).

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

23 Feb 1856 Removed from the dock at Portsmouth on Thursday.

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

1870 Portsmouth.

1879 Portsmouth.

Apr 1886 Portsmouth.

1890 Portsmouth. Tender to "Excellent". Officers borne in "Excellent"