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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
NIGER |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1880 |
10/03/1880 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Naval
| Composite Paddle Steamer 2 Masts |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
John Elder & Co., Govan |
Fairfield Yard |
229 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
/ / 543 disp |
160 ft |
25 ft 6 in |
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8 ft 5 in |
Engine builder |
, |
Engine detail |
Side paddle, 540ihp |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Admiralty |
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Other names |
1881 HMS COCKATRICE - 1906 HMS MOORHEN |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
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Vessel history |
Composite Paddle Vessel – Special Service Vessel also called a Gunboat |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1899 |
Broken Up |
Disposal Detail |
sold for BU 1899 |
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Cockatrice astern of Samson, Malta c1895.
Image courtesy of :
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