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| HMS Fisgard |
 
Dates: 1819 - 1879 Fisgard was a continuation of the successful Leda class that had been designed by Sir John Henslow and served during the Napoleonic Wars. They had their armament increased from the earlier ships of that class, and mounted 46 guns instead of 38. Fisgard was ordered on 24 August 1815 from Pembroke Dockyard and was laid down in February 1817. She was launched on 8 July 1819 and commissioned on 27 August 1819, having cost a total of ?23,493. Having been accepted into service, she was laid up in ordinary for 24 years, only being activated in 1843. She came under the command of Captain John Alexander Duntze on 13 May 1843 and spent some time in the Pacific, before returning to Woolwich. Here she was designated as the harbour flagship and was fitted for a commodore. Commodore James John Gordon Bremer hoisted his flag aboard her on 24 October 1847, the first of a number of such officers. On 20 December 1858 Fisgard became the flagship of Commodore James Robert Drummond, the commander-in-chief at Woolwich. Her last commodore was William Edmonstone, who took command on 6 April 1868. Between 1848 and 1872 she was also used to train engineers for the navy, and was the nominated depot ship for personnel stationed ashore. Decommissioning Fisgard was eventually paid off for breaking up, a process completed at Chatham by 8 October 1879. She would give her name to the later shore establishment named HMS Fisgard, which would go on to train engineers and artificers during the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Fisgard
" 2/6 a day.....£1 15s per fortnight, with a deduction of £1 for "boot repairs, clothing repairs and haircuts", (accumulated balance paid out when I went on leave). What job? An Artificer Apprentice in the Royal Navy. HMS Fisgard, Torpoint Cornwall. Had to sign on for a minimum of 12 years "man’s ..."
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" God Bless. Sometime at eve when the tide is low, I shall slip my mooring and sail away With no response to the friendly hail Of kindred craft in the busy bay. In the silent hush of the twilight pale When the night stoops down to embrace the day And the voices call in the water’s flow…. Sometime ..."
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"Hi This is Apperentice "Tat" Kong (Soon) Ex-Malaysian Navy. Served in HMS Fisgard, Collingwood and Jaguar from 1969 to 1974.
Would love to get in-touch with old pals!!"
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"HMS FISGARD"
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"Pofile photo taken on a return visit to the site of HMS Fisgard with my son, Paul in 2010. Ocaision was the dedication of a memorial organised by The Fisgard Association."
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4 people in our Pre Napoleonic records
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