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| William Loney RN - Background |
| Home-Loney-Background-The Royal Navy | Browse mid-Victorian RN vessels: A; B; C; D; E - F; G - H; I - L; M; N - P; Q - R; S; T - U; V - Z; ?? |
| Name | Briton | Explanation | |
| Type | Corvette | ||
| Launched | 6 November 1869 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | Length | 220 feet |
| Propulsion | Screw | Men | 220 |
| Builders measure | 1331 tons | ||
| Displacement | 1831 tons | ||
| Guns | 10 | ||
| Fate | 1887 | Last in commission | 1887 |
| Class | Briton | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/65 | ||
| Career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 6 November 1869 | Launched at Sheerness Dockyard. | ||
| 28 November 1871 - 4 October 1872 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness) by Captain Charles Trelawney Jago, East Indies and Persian Gulf (until Jago invalided) | ||
| 4 October 1872 - 24 October 1873 | Commanded by Captain George John Malcolm, East Indies (including Frere mission to Zanzibar) | ||
| 24 October 1873 - 12 April 1876 | Commanded (until paying off at Plymouth) by Captain Lindesay Brine, East Indes | ||
| 29 March 1881 - 21 March 1884 | Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Captain Andrew James Kennedy, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| 21 March 1884 - 14 July 1887 | Commanded (until paying off at Bombay) by Captain Rodney Maclaine Lloyd, East Indies (and Sudan campaign) | ||
| 1887 | Sold at Bombay. | ||
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