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| Name | Electra (1837) | Explanation | |
| Type | Sloop | ||
| Launched | 28 September 1837 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 462 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 18 | ||
| Fate | 1862 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | |||
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| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 13 November 1837 | Commanded by Commander William Preston, South America | ||
| 7 April 1839 - June 1841 | Commanded by Commander Edward Reeves Philip Mainwaring, South America | ||
| 16 December 1841 | Commanded by Commander Arthur Darley, North America and West Indies | ||
| 31 January 1846 - March 1847 | Commanded by Commander William Heriot Maitland, North America and West Indies (until invalided) | ||
| 17 March 1847 | Commanded by Commander Frederick William Pleydell Bouverie, North America and West Indies | ||
| 30 August 1852 | Commanded by Commander William Morris, Australia | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 20 April 1850 | In Harbour. - The Victory, Excellent, Illustrious, Blenheim, Fanny, and Portsmouth tenders, the Echo tug, and the Locust steam-vessel. In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Penelope, Rapid, and Electra. In the Basin. - The Niger, Devastation, Fantome, Griffon, and Fairy. In the Steam Basin. - Termagant, Hecate, Victoria and Albert, Bulldog, Blazer, Flamer, Pike, Asp, and Elfin. | ||
| Sa 14 October 1854 | Southampton, Oct. 13. The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's steamship Queen of the South, Captain W.H. Norman, arrived here at noon to-day from Australia, having left Sydney on the 15th and Melbourne on the 22d of July. ... Her Majesty's ship Calliope was at Sydney; the Electra and Fantome at Port Phillip. The General Screw Company’s steamer Croesus was at Sydney undergoing repairs, and would, it was expected, leave for Southampton about the 15th of August. | ||
| Tu 8 May 1855 | Her Majesty's sloop Lily, 12, Commander Sanderson, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the China and Australian stations, last from the Brazils. She was detached from the China squadron and left Singapore on the 18th of November, 1854, arrived at Port Phillip December 29, left on the 23d of January, arrived at Rio on the 10th of March last, and left on the 17th for Spithead. She brought golddust from Australia to the amount of 40,000l. sterling, on merchants' account. She met with strong westerly gales and in latitude 58·46 S. longitude 161·8 W. fell In with large icebergs, and was running among them for a fortnight; on coming upon them the barometer was observed to fall a great deal, accompanied by heavy snow-storms. She passed the Exodus, of Liverpool, about 300 miles S.W. of the Lizard, on the 28th ult., with loss of topmasts. When she left the Australian station Her Majesty's ships Calliope and Acheron were at Sydney, and the Fantome and Electra at Melbourne; the marines and seamen of the Electra had been landed on several occasions to act with the military in the late disturbances. The Electra had been to King's Island to rescue the crew of two merchant vessels wrecked there, and had saved 20,000l. in specie. The Lily has been five years and three months in commission, during which time she has circumnavigated the globe. She brought home Lieutenant Davis, on promotion from the Electra; Lieutenant Brock, on promotion from the Lily; Mr Howarth, mate, from the Electra; Mr. Tucker, clerk, from the Fantome; and Mr. Douglas, mate, from the Styx, to join the Bulldog. | ||
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