Name | Biter (1855) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunboat | ||
Launched | 5 May 1855 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 3 | ||
Fate | 1904 | ||
Class | Dapper | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/43 | ||
Note | 1865 c.h. 18?? = C.16 | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
30 May 1855 - 13 September 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant Warren Hastings Anderson, Baltic (as tender to Hawke), during the Russian War | ||
1 July 1858 - 11 June 1860 | Commanded by Lieutenant James Blair Grove, tender to Blenheim, Portland |