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| 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 | Black Prince | Explanation | |
| Type | Ironclad broadside frigate | ||
| Launched | 27 February 1861 | ||
| Hull | Iron | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 6109 tons | ||
| Displacement | 9210 tons | ||
| Guns | 40 | ||
| Fate | 1923 | ||
| Class | Warrior | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/46 | ||
| Note | Laid down as Invincible. 1899 t.s. 1903 = Emerald. 1910 = Impregnable III | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 17 June 1862 - 20 September 1864 | Commanded by Captain James Francis Ballard Wainwright, Channel squadron (second in command) | ||
| 20 September 1864 | Commanded by Captain Frederick Herbert Kerr, Channel squadron | ||
| 7 May 1866 | Commanded by Captain John Corbett, flagship at Queenstown | ||
| 9 September 1868 - 6 September 1871 | Commanded by Captain Alexander Crombie Gordon, Coast Guard, Greenock (replacing Lion), (and, May 1869 cruise of the Reserve Fleet) | ||
| 6 September 1871 | Commanded by Captain Edward Lacy, Coast Guard, Greenock (and 1873 cruise of the Reserve Squadron) | ||
| 29 July 1875 | Commanded by Captain Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge, flagship of Rear-Admiral Lord John Hay, then (1 Jan 1877) Rear-Admiral Augustus Phillimore second in command, Channel squadron | ||
| 27 April 1878 - 23 December 1878 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain Duke of Edinburgh, Mediterranean | ||
| 1903 | Renamed Emerald | ||
| 1910 | Renamed Impregnable III | ||
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