Gunboats


HMS Rambler


TypeComposite Screw Gun Vessel
ClassAlgerine
Built1880
Speed10.5 Knots
Weight835 tons
Dimensions157 feet long, 29.5 foot beam
Armament1 x 7 inch MLR and 2 x 64pdr MLR
Crew100
FateShe was sold off in 1907
NotesShe was commissioned as a Survey vessel in 1884. She was sent to survey the China Seas where she was based at Hong Kong.


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