The Beacon-class gunvessels were a class of composite gunboats built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s. They were the first warships of the Royal Navy...
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HMS Boxer (1868) was a Beacon-class gunvessel launched in 1868 and sold for scrap in 1887. HMS Boxer (1894) was an Ardent-class destroyer launched in 1894...
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Productions Beacon Supergroup, a rock formation in Antarctica Beacon-class gunvessel, 19th century British ships Beacon, an Appro supercomputer 'Beacon', a cultivar...
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gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy. For gun-brigs see List of gun-brigs of the Royal Navy. Diana (1823) Mowhawk (1843) Bann class (1855) Gleaner...
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in 1862. HMS Beacon (1856), an Albacore-class gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1864. HMS Beacon (1867), a Beacon-class gunvessel launched in 1867...
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The Plover-class gunvessels were a class of wooden gunboats built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s. They mostly served overseas and were retired early...
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was a wooden Albacore-class screw gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1862. HMS Fly (1867) was a Beacon-class gunvessel launched in 1867 and sold...
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HMS Pert (1856), a Cheerful-class gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1864. HMS Pert (1868), a Beacon-class gunvessel launched in 1868 and sold in...
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Navy sold her in 1810. HMS Hart (1868), a Beacon-class gunvessel launched in 1868 HMS Hart (1895), a Handy-class destroyer launched in 1895 and sold for...
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HMS Growler (1856), an Albacore-class screw gunboat. broken up 14 December 1864 at Malta. HMS Growler (1868), a Beacon-class gunvessel, launched in 1868 and sold...
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The Frolic-class gunvessels were a class of composite gunboats built for the Royal Navy in the early 1870s. They were generally deployed overseas to the...
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HMS Hornet (1868), a composite Beacon-class screw gunvessel launched in 1868 and sold in 1889. HMS Hornet (1893), a Havock-class destroyer launched in 1893 and broken...
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HMS Lynx (1833) was a Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1833 and broken up in 1845. HMS Lynx (1854) was an Arrow-class wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1854 and...
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HMS Teazer (1846) was a Teazer-class gunvessel launched in 1846 and broken up in 1862. HMS Teazer (1868) was a Beacon-class composite gunboat launched in...
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and others. 10 January United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Elk Beacon-class gunvessel For Royal Navy. 10 January Netherlands C. Gips & Co. Dordrecht...
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Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1864. HMS Rocket (1868) was a Beacon-class composite screw gunvessel launched in...
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Ayrshire to Providence, Rhode Island. HMS Gnat Royal Navy The Beacon-class gunvessel was wrecked on Balabac Island. All on board survived. Isaac Webb...
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Devonport Dockyard Flirt Beacon-class gunvessel For Royal Navy. 20 December United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Fly Beacon-class gunvessel For Royal Navy. 22...
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shipwrecks: 31 July 1868 Ship State Description HMS Beacon Royal Navy The Beacon-class gunvessel ran aground in the Uruguay River. She was refloated...
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shipwrecks: 1 June 1878 Ship State Description HMS Elk Royal Navy The Beacon-class gunvessel was driven ashore at Punta Lara, Argentina. She was refloated the...
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a voyage from Sines, Portugal to Riga, Russia. HMS Beacon Royal Navy The Beacon-class gunvessel ran aground in the Paraná River. She was refloated....
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next day and taken in tow for London. HMS Thistle Royal Navy The Beacon-class gunvessel suffered a boiler explosion in the Thames Estuary killing ten of...
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aground and sank at Laxey, Isle of Man. HMS Midge Royal Navy The Beacon-class gunvessel was driven ashore on the coast of China. Subsequently refloated...
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Order date Number and class Vessel names Contract or dockyard Named on 10 April 1854 6 Arrow-class despatch gunvessels Arrow, Beagle, Lynx, Snake, Viper...
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HMCS Snowberry (category Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy)
created by the French for classes of smaller warships just below a frigate in size and power, but above a sloop or gunvessel; the Royal Navy borrowed the...
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one becomes a Swimmer Canoeist Third Class. Even more courses are required for promotion to SC Second and First Class, which gives one the rank of corporal...
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Redbreast (1855) Prompt (1855) Pickle (1855) Magnet (1855) Camel (1855) Beacon (1855) Carron (1855) Grappler (1855) MV23 (1856) MV24 (1856) MV25 (1856)...
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Tisiphone class, the Admiralty expanded its fleet with the acquisition in 1794 of a number of merchant vessels. Most served as small gunvessels, and none...
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of shipwrecks: 4 October 1906 Ship State Description HMS Landrail Royal Navy The decommissioned Curlew-class torpedo gunvessel was sunk as a target....
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from "Holmesdale" to Dantsic. HMS Espoir Royal Navy The Philomel-class gunvessel ran aground in the Niger River. Lockett United Kingdom The ship ran...
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