HMSAS Afrikander
HMS Tickler was a Royal Navy Gadfly-class flat-iron gunboat launched in 1879. She was transferred to Simon's Town in South Africa in 1885 and converted to a steam lighter in 1902. In 1919 she became HMS Afrikander and was transferred to the South African Naval Service in 1923, becoming HMSAS Afrikander. She was returned to the Royal Navy in December 1932 and re-named HMS Afrikander II in 1933. She was finally broken up at Simon's Town in 1937.
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HMSAS Afrikander
HMS Tickler was a Royal Navy Gadfly-class flat-iron gunboat launched in 1879. She was transferred to Simon's Town in South Africa in 1885 and converted to a steam lighter in 1902. In 1919 she became HMS Afrikander and was transferred to the South African Naval Service in 1923, becoming HMSAS Afrikander. She was returned to the Royal Navy in December 1932 and re-named HMS Afrikander II in 1933. She was finally broken up at Simon's Town in 1937.
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HMS Tickler was a Royal Navy G ...... en up at Simon's Town in 1937.
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1923-06-15
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1879-09-15
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*Converted to steam lighter in 1902
*Transferred to South African Seaward Defence Force in 1923
Broken up at Simon's Town in 1937
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*One 10-inch (18 ton) muzzle-loading rifle
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Simon's Town from 1885
Ship out of service
Returned to Royal Navy as Afrikander II
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South African Naval Services
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*Two 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engines
*Two screws
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HMS Tickler was a Royal Navy G ...... en up at Simon's Town in 1937.
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HMSAS Afrikander
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HMS Afrikander II
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HMS Tickler
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HMSAS Afrikander
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