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HMS Kingfisher |
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HMS Kingfisher Laid Down : 23rd September 1878 Launched : 16th December 1879 Completed : 17th August 1880 Type : Sloop Class : Doterel Builder : Sheerness Country : UK Sequence : This is the 10th ship with this name. Pennants : Fate : Became Trainig Ship Lark 10th November 1892. finally sold in 1919 Later became : HMS Lark |
| Kingfisher was laid down at Sheerness Royal Dockyard in 1878 and launched on 16 December 1879. ] She was commissioned on 17 August 1880, and was classified as both a sloop of war and as a colonial cruiser. She was capable of attaining nearly 12 knots (22 km/h) under full steam or 15 knots under sail. Kingfisher served on the East Indies and Pacific Stations. She re-commissioned at Bombay on 8 Apr 1888. Much of her time was spent conducting anti-slavery patrols out of Zanzibar. She was re-classified as a training ship on 10 November 1892, being renamed Lark. She was re-named Cruizer on 18 May 1893. In June 1902 she served in the Mediterranean under the command of Commander Francis William Kennedy. In 1913, she was serving as an accommodation ship at Malta. |
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  HMS Kingfisher, 1879. |
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7th January 1890 - Sailed Zanzibar 29th January 1890 - Sailed Zanzibar for a cruise to Mombasa 31st January 1890 - Arrived Mombasa 15th August 1890 - Arrived Mahe from Zanzibar 25th October 1890 - Arrived Kipini 25th May 1891 - Cdr. Alexander M. Gardner in Command 5th August 1891 - Paid off out of Commissione at Sheerness 5th August 1891 - Cdr. A.M. Gardiner in Command 5th August 1891 - Paid off out of Commission at Sheerness | |||
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