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| Name | Apollo (1805) | Explanation | |
| Type | Fifth rate | ||
| Launched | 27 June 1805 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 1086 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 38 | ||
| Fate | 1856 | ||
| Class | Lively | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1836 troopship. 1853 storeship | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | In commission for particular service | ||
| 17 November 1841 - 1 September 1843 | Commanded by Commander Charles Frederick, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | ||
| 28 September 1843 - February 1845 | Commanded by Commander William Maclean | ||
| 4 March 1845 - 1848 | Commanded by Commander William Radcliffe | ||
| 29 December 1848 | Commanded by Commander James Rawstorne | ||
| 12 October 1853 | Commanded by Master commander George Johnson, store ship, Mediterranean | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 12 February 1842 | The total number of vessels that have already sailed, or are about to sail, to join the squadron in the Chinese seas is 15, being 1 line of battle-ship, the Implacable, 74, fitting for the flag of Sir T. Cochrane; 4 frigates, the Cambrian, 36, Captain H.D. Chads, C.B., the Thalia, 44, Captain C. Hope, the North Star, 28, Captain Sir J.E. Home, and the Vindictive, 50, Captain J. Toup Nicholas; 6 sloops of war, the Dido, 20, Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, the Hazard, 18, Commander C. Bell, the Syren, 16, Commander W. Smith, the Harlequin, 10, Commander G.F. Hastings, the Wolverine, 16, Commander J.W.S. Johnson, and the Serpent, 16, Commander W. Nevill; 3 troop ships, the Belleisle, Captain J. Kingcome, the Apollo, Commander C, Frederick, and the Sapphire, Master Commander G.H. Cole; and 1 hospital-ship, the Minden, Captain M. Quin. The ships of war carry altogether 334 guns. The majority of them have already sailed; the Implacable, Vindictive, Wolverine, and Minden (hospital-ship) being the only vessels not yet ready. The Wolverene and Minden will sail in a day or two, and the Vindictive in about three weeks; the Implacable will take some time longer, as she has only recently been put in commission. It is now understood that the Carysfort frigate, 26, Captain Lord G. Paulett, which has lately been commissioned at this port, is to proceed to China. This will make the number of vessels ordered to reinforce the squadron already there 16, and the total number of guns 360, exclusive of these on board the troopships, which are armed en flute. | ||
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