- HMS Buzzard (1887)
HMS "Buzzard" was a "Nymphe"-class composite screw
sloop and the fourth ship of theRoyal Navy to bear the name.Design
Developed and constructed for the
Royal Navy on a design byWilliam Henry White ,Director of Naval Construction , she was launched atSheerness Dockyard on 10 May 1887.Foreign Service
The "Nymphe"-class sloops were ideal for service in the far distant outposts of the
British Empire , and "Buzzard" was employed on theNorth America and West Indies Station .Harbour Training Ship
In 1904 she was converted to a drill ship for the
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve atBlackfriars, London , and in 1911 "Buzzard" relieved HMS "President" as Headquarters ship, being renamed HMS "President" on 1 April 1911.Disposal
As "President" she served until 23 January 1918, when she was lent to the
Marine Society . She was finally sold on 6 September 1921.References
* [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/naval_sloops_.htm Battleships-cruisers.co.uk: Royal Navy Sloops]
* [http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/conMediaFile.1526/The-Royal-Naval-Volunteer-Reserve-training-ship-Buzzard.html Port Cities: London]
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