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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
She commissioned at Sheerness on 25 October, 1881 to relieve {{UK-1Emerald}} on the Australian Station.{{NLDec81|p. 205}} | |||
Re-commissioned at Sydney on 14 January, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 206}} | Re-commissioned at Sydney on 14 January, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 206}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Diamond (1874) | |
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| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 26 Aug, 1874 |
| Completed: | Jul, 1875[2] |
| Sold: | 1889[3] |
H.M.S. Diamond was one of five Amethyst Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She commissioned at Sheerness on 25 October, 1881 to relieve Emerald on the Australian Station.[4]
Re-commissioned at Sydney on 14 January, 1885.[5]
Captains
- Captain George S. Bosanquet, 13 July, 1875[6] – 7 January, 1879[7]
- Captain Alfred T. Dale, 25 October, 1881[8] – 29 March, 1885[9]
- Captain Francis S. Clayton, 5 November, 1884[10] – 6 March, 1889[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 206.
- ↑ William Loney RN
- ↑ William Loney RN
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 842.
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 842.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 205.
- ↑ William Loney RN
Bibliography
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