Historia
This corvette was built in 1859 by H.M. Dockyard (Chatham).
Notas históricas
Her first two commissions were on the China and Australian stations. This vessel served on the Pacific Station in 1862. This vessel did a second tour on the Pacific Station 1868-71. On 20/10/1869 this vessel was lying in Esquimalt Harbour. A party of 16 sailors was sent by boat to Victoria for a cargo of coke. On their return twelve of them mutinied outside Victoria Harbour, tied up the Engineer Officer and the Midshipman and four sailors.
They rowed the launch to Port Dungeness where they deserted. The officers and remaining seamen arrived back at Esquimalt the following evening.
In 1873-1880 this vessel was on the China Station.
In 1880, on return to the UK this vessel was turned over to the Canadian Government. This vessel was in poor condition and was shortly returned to the RN.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1859-94 she was owned by the Royal Navy.
In 1880 she was briefly owned by the Canadian Government.
Armamento
20-8" guns on truck carriages and 1-68 pdr on a pivot mount as a bow chaser.
Referencias
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Brock, P.W. & Basil Greenhill (1973)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
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