Historia
This gunboat was built in 1867 by H.M. Dockyard (Chatham).
Notas históricas
In 1873-1876 this vessel served on the Pacific Station.
She served on the North America and West Indies Station and surveyed parts of the Australian coast before being sold at Hong Kong in 1889.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1867-1889 she was a warship of the Royal Navy.
Armamento
1 × 7-inch/110-pdr Armstrong breech-loading gun
1 × 68-pdr muzzle-loading smoothbore gun
2 × 20-pdr Armstrong breech-loading gun
Significado del nombre
n Greek mythology, the Myrmidons (or Myrmidones) were an ancient Thessalian Greek tribe.
Referencias
- en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 28/04/2024)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
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