H.M.S. 'CYGNET'
60 officers and men.
28th January 1863. Commanded by Commander Walter Sidney De Kantzow on the North America and West Indies Station.
August 1868. Broken up at Portsmouth.
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| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at the Northam Yard. |
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| Launched: | 6th June 1860 |
| Tonnage: | 428 BM - 507 tons displacement |
| Length: | 145 feet |
| Breadth: | 25 1/2 feet |
| Depth: | 11 - 12 feet |
| Machinery: | 80 hp. by Napier and Son, of Glasgow. 9 knots. |
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| Built of: | Wood |
| Type: | Philomel Class, Screw Gunboat |
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| Built for: | H.M. Government. |
| Other info: | Armament 1 x 68 pdr howitzer. 60 officers and men. |
| History: | 18th May 1861. Commanded by Commander Arthur Thomas Thrupp on the North America and West Indies Station. 28th January 1863. Commanded by Commander Walter Sidney De Kantzow on the North America and West Indies Station. August 1868. Broken up at Portsmouth. |
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