Name | Buffalo (launched as Baron von Humboldt, 1855) | Explanation | |
Type | Storeship | ||
Acquired | September 1855 | ||
Hull | Iron | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 440 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | |||
Fate | 1888 | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | |||
Note | Acquired from Treasury. 1856 = Buffalo | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
(January 1840) | In commission for particular service | ||
1856 | Renamed Buffalo | ||
25 December 1858 - 6 July 1859 | Commanded by Lieutenant Henry Hand, west coast of Africa | ||
6 July 1859 | Commanded by Master commander Alexander Brown, west coast of Africa |