HMS Swan

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Swan, 1856
Type: Coal Depot, late Gunboat ; Armament 4
Launched : 12 Apr 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1906
Disposal Details : Never completed for sea
BM: 232 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 60 hp
Notes:

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

23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; White Squadron.

1869 Hulk.

1870 Coal Depot, Portsmouth.

1879 Portsmouth.

1890 Portsmouth.


Swarthy, late Sturdy, 1912-61
Type: Tug ;
Displacement: 690 tons ;
Propulsion: Paddle
Machinery notes: I.H.P. 1,250
Notes:

1917 Sturdy renamed Swarthy.

NL Jan 1921 based at Portsmouth.