HMS Hesper (1855)
HMS Hesper (1855)


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NameHesper (1855)Explanation
TypeStoreship   
Acquired1855
HullIron
PropulsionScrew
Builders measure808 tons
Displacement 
Guns4
Fate1868
Class 
Ships book
Note1854 built as mercantile Hesperus.
1855.05.24 acquired from the Treasury.
1868.10 sold under original name
Snippets concerning this vessels career
DateEvent
16 November 1857Commanded by Master commander Henry Hill, East Indies and China
15 March 1860Commanded by Master commander William Henry Harris, East Indies and China
6 June 1862Commanded by Master commander Alexander Fraser Boxer, store ship, East Indies and China


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