Gannet, 1878
Type: Composite Sloop ; Armament 7
Launched : 31 Aug 1878 ; BM: tons ; Displacement: 1124 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 900 hpi
Notes:
17.4.1879 Commissioned at Sheerness
1879 Pacific
Apr 1886 Red Sea
10 Nov 1888 Re-commissioned at Malta
1890 Mediterranean
12 Aug 1900 Placed on the non-effective list, as unfit for active service.
In Chatham Dockyard for preservation