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Historia
This sloop, composite was built in 1877 by H.M. Dockyard (Chatham).
Notas históricas
F.V. Longstaff wrote (22/03/1933) "On the 26th of May 1885 this vessel was commissioned by Commander Jasper Esmund Thompson Nicolls (who died at the end of 1889), with Lieutenant Charles Edmund Kingsmill (5th June 1885), Lieutenant Edmund Radcliffe Pears (4th July 1885) and Navigating Lieutenant G.A.C. Webb. Young Kingsmill afterwards became Admiral Sir C.E. Kingsmill retired in 1917 and was appointed Director of the Naval Service of Canada. Young Pears also reached flag rank and became Vice-Admiral retired in 1919. Both of these officers spent some of their retired life in or near Victoria BC Canada. The Cormorant at once proceeded to the Pacific Station via Rio, Valparaiso and Callao and so up to Esquimalt. This vessel carried out much police work amongst the Indians [First Nations]. This vessel is best known as being the first ship to dock in the new drydock at Esquimalt, which even took place on the 20th July 1997, and in the photograph by the late Mr. A.H. Maynard, the third class armoured battleship H.M.S. Triumph is seen in the background, in a suit of white paint." In 1949 this vessel was broken up at Malaga Spain.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1877 her first commission was on the Australian Station.
In 1882 she had a long refit and was placed on the reserve list.
In 1885 she was commissioned for service on the Pacific Station. Her First Lieutenant was Commander Charles Kingsmill RN. On 20/07/1887 she was the first vessel to enter the new naval drydock built at H.M. Dockyard Esquimalt. Afterwards she was dismantled and sent to Gibraltar as an accommodation vessel.
In 1900 she was the base name ship flying the flag of the Admiral Superintendent.
In 1946 her name was changed to Rooke.
Armamento
2-7" MLR guns; 4-64 pdr MLR guns
Referencias
- Brock, P.W. & Basil Greenhill (1973)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
