Historia
This sloop, 1st class auxiliary was built in 1856 by H.M. Dockyard (Pembroke).
Notas históricas
In 1875-76 this vessel was used in an expedition to reach the North Pole. This vessel reached 82 degrees 27' North While under command of Commander G. F. Nares which wintered at Floeberg Beach. This vessel served on the Pacific Station 1856-1884. This vessel was a 1st Class Auxiliary Screw Sloop (and the 18th ship to bear the name.) this vessel was loaned to the US Navy in 1884 (under Captain George W. Coffin USN to rescue the Greely Expedition. This vessel was then loaned to Canada in 1885. This vessel was later purchased by the the Canadian Government and operated in Hudson Bay in 1885 and 1886 under Commander A.R. Gordon RN to receommend Churchill as the northern terminus of a Hudsons Bay Railway. This vessel was laid up at Quebec in 1894 after having served in the St. Lawrence River as a lighthouse and buoy tender. (Officers borne during first Pacific Commission October 1858 - October 1861: Commander: W.A.R. Pearse 12/11/1857; Lieutenants: Edward Stubbs 21/11/1857, C.W. Martin 13/11/1857, T.S. Dickinson 30.7/1860; Master: Alex F. Boxer 13/11/1857; Surgeon: Thomas Ayling 14/11/1857, F.L. Leonard (act) 30/07/1860; Paymaster: T.R. Dinnis 4/08/1858; Mates: C.H. Carpenter 19.1/1858, George W. Bloxome 10/12/1857, George D. Bushe 28/11/1857, F.G. Gambier 13/07/1858; Assistant Surgeon: J. M'Cormack 14/11/1857 m.d. (act); Assistant Paymaster: F.A. Codd 6/10/1861) (Officers Borne During Second Pacific Commission January 1864 - April 1868: Commander Henry C. Majendie 13/05/1863 (Promoted to Captain 09/1865), Commander Arthur J. Innes 19.9/1865, and H.H. Knocker 30.4/1867; Lieutenants: Richard Evans 6/10/1863, J.A.H. Trotter 12/5/1863, The Hon. E.M.D. Browne 3.5/1867; Master: Thomas Ware 12/5/1863; Surgeon: F.W. Davis 13/5/1863; Paymaster: A.H. Martin 12/5/1863, W.G.N. Burney 13.12/1863; Assistant Surgeon: J. Shields 12/5/1863; Chief Engineer: H. Woolley 18/04/1864; Sub-Lieutenant: F.A. Harston 18/12/1865 (act), Reg. A. Brock 28/12/1865 (act); Navigating Sub. Lieutenant: W.D. Rust 06/12/1865; Assistant Paymaster: A. Yockney 27/11/1864) This vessel served on the Pacific Station 1856-1884. This vessel was a (and the 18th ship to bear the name.) In 1875 some of her lighter breech-loading Armstrong guns were retained after heavier ones were removed as being declared too dangerous. This vessel was loaned to the US Navy in 1884 and then loaned to Canada in 1885. While under command of Commander G. F. Nares which wintered at Floeberg Beach 82 degrees 30' N. Later purchased by the the Canadian Government and operated in Hudson Bay in 1885 and 1886 under Commander A.R. Gordon. This vessel was laid up at Quebec in 1894 after having served in the St. Lawrence River as a lighthouse and buoy tender.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1856 she was owned by the Royal Navy.
Armamento
17-32 pnd smooth bore guns (8 in each broadside and one bow chaser)
Lugares nombrados
Alert Bay (BC), Alert Rock (near Langara Island) (BC)
Reconstrucciones
In 1875 she was re-built at Pembroke Dockyard - her hull was sheathed in additional planking. In 1875 some of her lighter breech-loading Armstrong guns were retained after heavier ones were removed as being declared 'too dangerous'.
Remotorización
Repowered in 1875 she was equipped with a copound 312nhp engine by Hawthorn.
Referencias
- Brock, P.W. & Basil Greenhill (1973)
- Paine, Lincoln P. (1997)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
