Antique GB Postcard 1906 - H.M.S. Buzzard and Thames Embankment, London

Antique GB Postcard 1906 - H.M.S. Buzzard and Thames Embankment, London

HMS Buzzard was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Developed and constructed for the Royal Navy on a design by William Henry White, Director of Naval Construction, she was launched at Sheerness Dockyard on 10 May 1887. The Nymphe-class sloops were ideal for service in the far distant outposts of the British Empire, and Buzzard was employed on the North America and West Indies Station. In early April 1902, under the command of Commander L. F. G. Tippinge, she left Bermuda for home waters, calling at Faial Island, before she arrived at Devonport on 20 April. She was paid off at Chatham on 13 May 1902. In 1904 she was converted to a drill ship for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at Blackfriars, London

Stamps: KEV11 half penny

Card Issued : 1906

Cancel: see scan

Condition: Excellent overall condition, signs of indentation at corners where once held in an album - as in scan

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