Geschichte
This sloop was built in 1853 in Moulmein.
Historische Notizen
This vessel served on the Pacific Station 1866-1868 arriving at Esquimalt on 06/10/1866. There is a monument to the ship erected on the occasion of the visit of the Japan Training Squadron J.D.S. Katori – J.D.S. Akigumo Commanded by Rear-Admiral Osuke Fukai, J.M.S.D.F. Naval Cadet Training 3 masted screw corvette Commanded by Capt. Norimichi Aiura Imperial Japanese Navy she was the first Japanese naval vessel to visit Canadian waters on 10 June 1880.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1853-1869 she was a warship of the Royal Navy.
In 1869 she was sold.
In 1870 she was owned by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Kapitäne
Captain Radulphus B. Oldfield RN (1866-1867)
Bewaffnung
13 guns
Benannte Orte
Malacca Passage (Porcher Island BC)
Remotisierung
Repowered in 1862 with a Humphrys & Tennant horizontal steam engine
Referenzen
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
