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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 | Iris | Explanation | |
| Type | 6th rate | ||
| Launched | 14 July 1840 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 906 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 26 | ||
| Fate | 1869 | ||
| Class | |||
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| Note | Sold as cable vessel | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 3 January 1840 - 21 October 1841 | Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Captain Hugh Nurse, west coast of Africa (until de died) | ||
| 1 November 1841 - August 1842 | Commanded by Commander William Tucker, senior officer, west coast of Africa | ||
| August 1842 - January 1843 | Commanded by Acting Captain Thomas Rodney Eden, west coast of Africa | ||
| 4 October 1842 - 15 August 1843 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain George Rodney Mundy, west coast of Africa | ||
| 18 October 1843 - August 1847 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Captain George Rodney Mundy, India and China; in co-operation with 'Rajah' Brooke against the Borneo pirates | ||
| 24 December 1856 | Commanded by Captain William Loring, Australia | ||
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