Historia
This naval sloop was built in 1842 by H.M. Dockyard (Chatham).
Notas históricas
This vessel was serving on the Pacific Station August 09, 1851. This vessel had three commanders: William Houston Stewart, James Charles Prevost 1852, and Edmond Marshall 1854. This vessel was one of the vessels which tried to capture Petropavlovsk (Asiatic Russia) between August 31 and September 04, 1854. This vessel arrived back in Esquimalt on October 03, 1854. This vessel left Esquimalt October 22, 1854 for San Francisco, Mexico, and Valparaiso. This vessel was paid off at Plymouth UK August 09, 1855.
Propietarios y capitanes
She was a warship of the Royal Navy.
Armamento
2 × 10-inch/42-pounder (84 cwt) pivot guns; 2 × 68-pounder guns (64 cwt); 2 × 42-pounder (22 cwt) guns
Lugares nombrados
Virago Sound (BC), Virago Rock (BC); Virago Point (Porlier Passage) (BC);
Referencias
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
