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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 | Daphne | Explanation | |
| Type | Sloop | ||
| Launched | 23 October 1866 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | Length | 187 feet |
| Propulsion | Screw | Men | 150 |
| Builders measure | 1081 tons | ||
| Displacement | 1640 tons | ||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1882 | Last in commission | 1879 |
| Class | Amazon | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/119 | ||
| Career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 23 October 1866 | Launched at Pembroke Dockyard. | ||
| 12 June 1867 - 1 June 1869 | Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Commander George Lydiard Sulivan, East Indies and China | ||
| 1 June 1869 - 24 May 1870 | Commanded (until paying off at Plymouth) by Commander George Amelius Douglas, East Indies and China | ||
| 12 October 1871 - 26 February 1872 | Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Commander Richard Adams, East Indies and China (until he died) | ||
| 6 March 1872 - 1873 | Commanded by Commander Richard Sacheverell Bateman, east coast of Africa | ||
| (13 March 1874) | Commanded by Commander Charles Edward Foot, East coast of Africa | ||
| 4 January 1876 | Commanded by Commander George Bruce Evans, East Indies and China | ||
| January 1879 - June 1880 | Commanded (until paying off at Plymouth) by Commander Dashwood Goldie Tandy, East Indies and China | ||
| 7 November 1882 | Sold for breaking up | ||
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