120901: HMS Kingfisher
HMS Kingfisher was a Dotteral Class Screw Sloop built at Sheerness Royal Dockyard in 1879 for the Royal Navy. Initially used as an anti-slave ship HMS Kingfisher was re-classified as a Training Ship in 1892, renamed HMS Lark and was renamed HMS Crozier in 1893.
She served in the First World War as an accommodation ship at Malta.
Details
- Record Type:
- Boat
- Also Known As:
- HMS Lark, HMS Cruizer
- Type Of Boat:
- Dotteral Class Screw Sloop; Training Ship; Accommodation Ship
- Date Launched:
- 16 Dec 1879
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP