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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 | Himalaya | Explanation | |
| Type | Troopship | ||
| Acquired | 1854 | ||
| Hull | Iron | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 3438 tons | ||
| Displacement | 4690 tons | ||
| Guns | |||
| Fate | 1940 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/234 | ||
| Note | 1853.05.24 launched. Purchased from P&O. 1895 = C60 c.h. 1920 sold. 1940 sunk in air attack. | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 5 January 1855 | Commanded by Commander Benjamin Portland Priest | ||
| 24 March 1857 - 31 May 1858 | Commanded by Commander William Henry Haswell | ||
| (9 June 1858) | Commanded by Commander Shute Barrington Piers | ||
| 21 July 1858 | Commanded by Commander John Seccombe | ||
| 13 December 1859 | Commanded by Captain John Seccombe | ||
| 25 July 1862 | Commanded by Captain Edward Lacy | ||
| (30 June 1865) - 1856 | Commanded by Captain Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge | ||
| 22 March 1870 | Commanded by Captain Edward Madden | ||
| 1879 | Commanded by Captain Harry Woodfall Brent | ||
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