Name | Durham (launched as Active, 1845) | Explanation | |
Type | Fifth rate | ||
Launched | 19 July 1845 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 1627 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 36 | ||
Fate | 1908 | ||
Class | Pique | ||
Ships book | |||
Note | 1863 t.s. 1867.07 = Tyne. 1867.11 = Durham | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
13 December 1862 | Commanded by Commander Basil Sidmouth De Ros Hall, Royal Naval Reserve, Sunderland | ||
29 January 1863 | Commanded by Commander Thomas Heard, Royal Naval Reserve drill ship, Sunderland | ||
July 1867 | Renamed Tyne | ||
November 1867 | Renamed Durham | ||
27 April 1869 | Commanded by Commander William Alfred Cambier, drill ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, Sunderland | ||
22 June 1883 - 7 March 1888 | Commanded by Commander Henry Holford Washington, drill ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, Sunderland |