HMS Harrier (1881)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Harrier |
| Builder | Cowes, Isle of Wight |
| Launched | 1872 |
| Fate | wrecked July 1891 |
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Harrier |
| Acquired | 15 March 1881 |
| Fate | sold April 1888. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | schooner |
HMS Harrier was a schooner of the Royal Navy. Built at Cowes, Isle of Wight and launched in 1872.[1] She was bought by the Royal Navy for £2874 and named HMS Harrier.
Initially in use for policing the East Africa slave trade, she commenced service on the Australia Station in September 1883.[1] Undertaking some survey work, she was paid off in 1888 and she was sold in Sydney to the London Missionary Society for £1200.[1]
Harrier was wrecked upon F Reef, Great Barrier Reef, near Cooktown in July 1891.[2]
Citations
- ^ a b c Bastock, p.96.
- ^ "Wreck of the Mission Schooner Harrier, The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria), Wednesday 29 July 1891, p.7". Retrieved 4 October 2010.
References
- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0867773480
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