Royal Naval Cruisers

History of the Royal Navy Cruisers including light cruisers from the First World War and Second World War to the modern warships used today. Short histories of each ship and data including complement, armament, speed, range and displacement are available for each cruiser. Also photographs of ships and personnel supplied by ex-crew and images of fine art prints supplied courtesy of the naval art company. Notice boards for each ship class are available for family of ex-crew and ship enthusiasts. [ HMS Shannon ] [ Converted Frigates ] [ Walker Screw Frigates ] [ Immortalite Frigates ] [ Juno Screw Corvettes ] [ Eclipes Class ] [ Amethyst Class Corvette ] [ Satellite Class Sloops ] [ Condor Class ] [ Cruisers in 1880s ] [ Caledon Class ] [ Ceres Class ] [ Capetown Class ] [ Danae Class ] [ Kent Class ] [ London Class ] [ Norfolk Class ] [ York Class ] [ Leander Class ] [ Arethusa Class ] [ Southampton Class ] [ Dido Class ] [ Fiji Class ] [ HMS Adventure ] [ Blake Class ] [ Orlando Class ] [ Aeolus Class ] [ Bellona Class ] [ Early Frigates ] [ Armoured Cruisers ] [ Light Cruisers ] [ Diadem Class ] [ Pelorus Class ] [ Abdiel Class ] [ Gem Class ] [ Swiftsure/Tiger Class ] [ Edinburgh Class ] [ Gloucester Class ] If you would like to leave a message to contact ex-crew or find information about a certain cruiser, you are welcome to USE OUR MESSAGE FORM
List of Royal Navy Cruisers To see details of the ships class click the 'view class' link. To see details on a specific ship click the ships name.
Name	Launch Date		Fate
Pre 1860 Screw Frigates
HMS Amphion	1846		Scrapped 1864
HMS Arrogant	1848		Scrapped 1867
HMS Bacchante	1859		Scrapped 1869
HMS Chesapeake	1855		Scrapped 1867
HMS Curacoa	1854		Scrapped 1869
HMS Dauntless	1847		Sold 1885
HMS Emerald	1856		Sold 1869
HMS Eurotas	1856		Sold 1865
HMS Euryalus	1853		Sold 1867
HMS Forte	1858		Destroyed by fire, 23rd November 1905.
HMS Forth	1856		Sold 1883
HMS Horatio	1850		Sold 1865
HMS Imperieuse	1852		Sold 1867
HMS Imperieuse. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP892 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP892		HMS Imperieuse. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP893 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP893
HMS Liffey	1856		Sold 1903
HMS Liffey, 1869.
HMS Liverpool	1860		Sold 1875
HMS Liverpool, 1869.
HMS Melpomene	1857		Sold 1875
HMS Mersey	1858		Sold 1875
HMS Phaeton	1859		Scrapped 1875
HMS Phoebe	1859		Scrapped 1875
HMS Seahorse	1856		Sold 1902
HMS Severn	1856		Scrapped 1876
HMS Shannon	1855		Sold 1871
HMS Termagant	1847		Sold 1867
HMS Topaze	1858		Scrapped 1884
HMS Tribune	1853		Scrapped 1866
Pre 1860 Screw Corvettes
HMS Archer	1849		Scrapped 1866
HMS Brisk	1851		Sold 1870
HMS Cadmus	1856		Scrapped 1879
HMS Challenger	1858		Completed as survey ship. Hulked 1880. Sold 1921
HMS Challenger, 1870. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PHC0909
HMS Charybdis	1859		Scrapped 1884
HMS Clio	1858		Scrapped 1920
HMS Cossack	1854		Sold 1878
HMS Encounter	1846		Scrapped 1866
HMS Esk	1854		Sold 1870
HMS Highflyer	1851		Scrapped 1871
HMS Miranda	1851		Sold 1869
HMS Niger	1846		Sold 1869
HMS Pearl	1855		Scrapped 1883
HMS Pearl.
HMS Pelorus	1857		Scrapped 1868
HMS Pylades	1854		Scrapped 1875
HMS Racoon	1857		Scrapped 1877
HMS Satellite	1855		Scrapped 1879
HMS Scout	1856		Scrapped 1877
HMS Scylla	1856		Sold 1883
HMS Tartar	1854		Sold 1866
HMS Wasp	1850		Sold 1869
Pre 1860 Paddle Frigates
HMS Centaur	1845		Scrapped 1864
HMS Cyclops	1839		Sold 1864
HMS Dragon	1845		Sold 1864
HMS Firebrand	1842		Sold 1864
HMS Furious	1850		Sold 1884
HMS Gladiator	1844		Scrapped 1879
HMS Leopard	1850		Sold 1867
HMS Magicienne	1849		Scrapped 1866
HMS Odin	1846		Sold 1865
HMS Penelope	1843		Sold 1864
HMS Retribution	1844		Sold 1864
HMS Sampson	1844		Sold 1864
HMS Sidon	1846		Sold 1864
HMS Terrible	1845		Sold 1879
HMS Valorous	1851		Sold 1891
HMS Vulture	1843		Sold 1866
Pre 1860 Screw Sloops
HMS Alert	1856		Sold 1896
HMS Ariel	1854		Sold 1865
HMS Conflict	1846		Sold 1863
HMS Cordelia	1856		Scrapped 1870
HMS Cruizer	1852		Sold 1912
HMS Cruiser, Malta, 1894. This ship was renamed Cruiser in 1857, then as the training ship Lark from March 1893, but was sold for scrap in Malta in 1912. Although the photograph seems to have the name of the ship wrong, (it should be Lark in 1894), this is probably through local persistence of the name. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0183
HMS Curlew	1854		Sold 1865
HMS Desperate	1849		Scrapped 1865
HMS Falcon	1854		Scrapped 1869
HMS Fawn	1856		Sold 1884
HMS Gannet	1857		Sold 1876
HMS Greyhound	1859		Sold 1906
HMS Harrier	1854		Scrapped 1866
HMS Hornet	1854		Scrapped 1868
HMS Icarus	1858		Sold 1875
HMS Lyra	1857		Scrapped 1876
HMS Malacca	1853		Sold 1869
HMS Mutine	1859		Sold 1870
HMS Pantaloon	1860		Sold 1867
HMS Phoenix	1832		Sold 1864
HMS Plumper	1848		Scrapped 1866
HMS Racer	1857		Scrapped 1876
HMS Rattler	1843		Scrapped 1856
HMS Reynard	1856		Scrapped 1866
HMS Rifleman	1846		Sold 1869
HMS Sharpshooter	1846		Sold 1869
HMS Swallow	1854		Sold 1866
Pre 1860 Paddle Sloops
HMS Alecto	1839		Scrapped 1865
HMS Antelope	1846		Sold 1883
HMS Ardent	1841		Scrapped 1865
HMS Argus	1849		Scrapped 1881
HMS Barracouta	1851		Scrapped 1882
HMS Basilisk	1848		Scrapped 1882
HMS Bulldog	1845		Ran aground during attack on Haiti, 1865. Destroyed by British.
HMS Buzzard	1849		Scrapped 1883
HMS Dee	1832		Scrapped 1872
HMS Devastation	1841		Scrapped 1866
HMS Driver	1840		Wrecked 1861
HMS Fury	1845		Sold 1864
HMS Geyser	1841		Scrapped 1866
HMS Gorgon	1837		Scrapped 1864
HMS Hecate	1839		Sold 1865
HMS Hecla	1839		Sold 1863
HMS Hermes	1835		Scrapped 1864
HMS Hydra	1838		Sold 1870
HMS Infernal	1843		Renamed Eclair 2844, Renamed Rosamond 1846. Scrapped 1865.
HMS Inflexible	1845		Sold 1864
HMS Medea	1833		Sold 1867
HMS Oberon	1847		Sold 1880
HMS Prometheus	1839		Sold 1863
HMS Rhadamanthus	1832		Scrapped 1864
HMS Salamander	1832		Scrapped 1883
HMS Scourge	1844		Scrapped 1865
HMS Sphynx	1846		Scrapped 1881
HMS Spiteful	1842		Sold 1883
HMS Stromboli	1839		Sold 1866
HMS Styx	1841		Scrapped 1866
HMS Trident	1845		Scrapped 1866
HMS Triton	1846		Sold 1873
HMS Vesuvius	1839		Sold 1865
HMS Virago	1842		Scrapped 1876
HMS Vixen	1841		Sold 1862
HMS Volcano	1836		Scrapped 1894
Pre 1860 Sailing Sloops
Ships shown with grey background were in reserve or were similarly ineffective by 1860.
HMS Actaeon	1831		Sold 1889
HMS Camilla	1847		Foundered March 1861?
HMS Camilla, Canton River, 1858. Several sources mention different dates for the loss of HMS Camilla, some say September 1860, others say March 1861. Certainly it was not before 1860. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0136		H Hawkes, Commander R.N. HM Brig Camilla was lost in a typhoon in the China seas on her voyage to Japan, 1860. She had left Plymouth in 1856 with the following officers on board, but never returned. Commander G Colville - lost, Lieutenant H Hawkes - lost, Lieutenant Andrew - became Commander, Surgeon Girvan - lost, Master Read (or Reid) - became Master, Paymaster Hooper - became Paymaster, Mate Kellett - lost?, Midshipman Hare - became Lieutenant, Midshipman Thackeray - lost, Midshipman Macdonnell - lost, Nav Cad Berner - became Lieutenant, Nav Cad Markham - became Lieutenant. We know all hands were lost in this incident, so the list is confusing in that the officers here marked as lost were certainly lost with the Camilla, but it is unclear whether the officers with new ranks were no longer with the Camilla when the ship was lost, or whether they had been promoted before being lost with the ship. In the four or five years since leaving Plymouth, it is likely that at least some of the officers would have left the ship in one way or another - we know from the obituary for example that Commander Colville himself Captained HMS Niger before returning to HMS Camilla during this time.
A report (or more likely an obituary) from the time on Commander Colville of HMS Camilla: The distressing loss of her Majesty's ship Camilla, with all hands on board, in a typhoon off the coast of Japan, is already known to the public. No further particulars have, as yet, transpired, and probably never will. The officer commanding the sloop, Commander George Twistleton Colville R.N., was the second surviving son of Frederick Charles Aston Colville, Esq., of Barton House, Warwickshire, by his wife, Mary, sister to Chandos, late Lord Leigh, and was a scion of the ancient cavalier house of Colville, of Newton Colville. He was born in 1826, and entered the Royal Navy in 1839. He joined as a Midshipman aboard the Talbot in the spring of 1840, and in the same year was present at the bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre, for which he received two medals. After further service, he was appointed Gunnery Lieutenant on board the Rodney, from which ship he acted as its senior Lieutenant in the siege operations, and commanded a battery of the Naval Brigade before Sebastopol with great distinction, and was seized with Crimean fever, from which he was not expected to recover. He was also at the battle of Inkerman, for which he had a clasp. For his gallant conduct throughout he received an English and Turkish medal, and was created an officer of the Imperial Order of Mejidie. In the summer of 1856 he was appointed, as Commander, to the Camilla, and sailed almost directly for China; and while there, in March, 1859, he was appointed acting Captain of the Niger steam-sloop, and he immediately afterwards went on a cruising expedition, which important service he so gallantly and successfully carried out that his despatch on the occasion was published by Government, accompanied by a letter from Admiral Sir Michael Seymour urging his claims for promotion. During the latter part of 1859 and the commencement of the year following, Colville continued to be engaged in important duty in the China Seas, whence it was his sad fate never to return. Commander Colville, who was much and deservedly esteemed for his professional talents, amiable disposition, and many other qualities, is deeply regretted by his family and numerous friends. He marked for promotion to the rank of Post Captain on the 26th ult.
HMS Calypso	1845		Scrapped 1866
HMS Eurydice	1843		Foundered 1878
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HMS Frolic	1842		Sold 1864
HMS Alarm	1845		Sold 1904
HMS Alligator	1821		Sold 1865
HMS Amethyst	1844		Sold 1869
HMS Andromache	1832		Scrapped 1875
HMS Calliope	1837		Scrapped 1883
HMS Carysfort	1836		Sold 1861
HMS Cleopatra	1835		Scrapped 1862
HMS Conway	1832		Scrapped 1871
HMS Creole	1845		Scrapped 1875
HMS Crocodile	1825		Sold 1861
HMS Daphne	1838		Sold 1864
HMS Dido	1836		Sold 1903
HMS Diamond	1848		Sold 1885
HMS Egeria	1807		Scrapped 1865
HMS Iris	1841		Sold 1869
HMS Juno	1843		Foundered 1880
HMS Niobe	1849		Sold 1862
HMS Samarang	1822		Sold 1883
HMS Sapphire	1827		Sold 1864
HMS Spartan	1841		Sold 1862
HMS Talbot	1824		Sold 1896
HMS Vestal	1833		Scrapped 1862
HMS Arachne	1847		Scrapped 1866
HMS Champion	1824		Scrapped 1867
HMS Columbine	1826		Sold 1892
HMS Comus	1828		Scrapped 1862
HMS Electra	1837		Sold 1862
HMS Enterprise	1848		Sold 1903
HMS Favourite	1829		Sold 1905
HMS Hazard	1837		Scrapped 1866
HMS Hyacinth	1829		Scrapped 1871
HMS Larne	1829		Scrapped 1866
HMS Modeste	1837		Sold 1866
HMS Racehorse	1830		Sold 1901
HMS Terpsichore	1847		Scrapped 1866
Pre 1860 Sailing Frigates
Ships shown with grey background were in reserve or were similarly ineffective by 1860.
HMS Active	1845		Sold 1908
HMS Cambrian	1842		Sold 1892
HMS Chichester	1843		Sold 1889
HMS Indefatigable	1848		Sold 1914
HMS Nankin	1850		Scrapped 1905
HMS Africaine	1828		Scrapped 1903
HMS Aigle	1801		Sold 1870
HMS Amazon	1821		Sold 1863
HMS Amphitrite	1816		Scrapped 1875
HMS Andromeda	1829		Sold 1863
HMS Arethusa	1817		Scrapped 1883
HMS Belvidera	1809		Sold 1906
HMS Blanche	1819		Scrapped 1865
HMS Brilliant	1814		Sold 1908
HMS Briton	1812		Scrapped 1860
HMS Cerberus	1827		Scrapped 1866
HMS Circe	1827		Sold 1922
HMS Clyde	1828		Sold 1904
HMS Daedalus	1826		Sold 1911
HMS Diana	1822		Scrapped 1874
HMS Endymion	1797		Scrapped 1868
HMS Fisgard	1819		Scrapped 1879
HMS Flora	1844		Sold 1891
HMS Hamadryad	1823		Sold 1905
HMS Hebe	1826		Scrapped 1873
HMS Hotspur	1828		Sold 1902
HMS Isis	1819		Sold 1867
HMS Jupiter	1813		Scrapped 1870
HMS Lancaster	1823		Sold 1864
HMS Latona	1821		Scrapped 1875
HMS Lavinia	1806		Sunk 1868
HMS Leda	1828		Sold 1906
HMS Leonidas	1807		Sold 1894
HMS Lively	1813		Sold 1862
HMS Madagascar	1822		Sold 1863
HMS Maeander	1840		Wrecked 1870
HMS Melampus	1820		Sold 1906
HMS Mercury	1826		Sold 1906
HMS Minerva	1820		Sold 1895
HMS Nemesis	1826		Scrapped 1866
HMS Pique	1834		Sold 1910
HMS Portland	1822		Sold 1862
HMS Prosperine	1830		Sold 1864
HMS Sirius	1813		Scrapped 1862
HMS Southampton	1820		Sold 1912
HMS Stag	1830		Scrapped 1866
HMS Sybille	1847		Scrapped 1866
HMS Thalia	1830		Scrapped 1867
HMS Thisbe	1824		Sold 1892
HMS Trincomalee	1817		Became Training Ship Foudroyant 1903. Preserved at Hartlepool.
HMS Unicorn	1824		Preserved at Dundee.
HMS Vernon	1832		Sold 1893
HMS Winchester	1822		Sold 1921
HMS Worcester	1844		Scrapped 1885
Sir Baldwin Walker designed Wooden Screw Frigates VIEW CLASS
HMS Diadem	14th October 1856		Scrapped soon after 1875
HMS Doris	23rd May 1857		Sold in 1885
HMS Ariadne	4th June 1859		Sold for Scrap 1922
HMS Galatea	14th September 1859		Scrapped 1882
HMS Mersey	13th August 1858		Sold 1875
HMS Orlando	12th June 1858		Sold 1871
IMMORTALITE Class Wooden Screw Frigates VIEW CLASS
HMS Immortalite	25th October 1859		Scrapped 1883
HMS Bristol	12th February 1861		Sold in 1883
HMS Glasgow	28th march 1861		Sold in 1884
HMS Newcastle	16th October 1860		Sold 1929
HMS Undaunted	1st January 1861		Sold 1882
Converted 4th Rate sailing Frigates VIEW CLASS
HMS Narcissus	26th October 1859		Scrapped soon after 1883
HMS Arethusa	20th June 1849		Scrapped 1934
HMS Constance	12th March 1846		Sold in 1875
HMS Octavia	18th August 1849		Scrapped 1876
HMS Sutlej	17th April 1855		Scrapped 1869
HMS Aurora	22nd June 1861		Broken up in 1881
HMS Endymion	18th November 1865		Scrapped soon after 1885
Unarmoured Iron Frigates
HMS Inconstant	12th November 1868		Broken up in 1956.
HMS Raleigh	1st March 1873		Sold 1905
HMS Shah	September 1873		Sold 1919
BAROSSA OR JASON Wooden Screw Corvettes
HMS Jason	10th November 1859		Scrapped 1877
HMS Barossa	10th March 1860		Scrapped 1877
Crew of HMS Barossa, 1871. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0165
HMS Orestes	18th August 1860		Scrapped 1866
HMS Orpheus	23rd June 1860		Wrecked 7th February 1863
HMS Rattlesnake	9th July 1861		Broken up in 1880/1881
HMS Wolverine	29th August 1863		Sold in 1905
HMS Wolverine with HMS Danae. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0195
HMS Wolverine on the Australia Station, c.1880. (close up of LGE0195) A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0196
HMS Wolverine, Farm Cove, Sydney, c.1880. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0197
HMS Wolverine, Farm Cove, Sydney, c.1880. (Close-up of LGE0197). A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0198
HMS Wolverine, Sydney, c.1880. Fort Denison is visible behind HMS Wolverine - the other vessel is unknown. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0199
Cutter's Crew of HMS Wolverine, Australia Station, c.1880. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0200
Stokers of HMS Wolverine c.1880. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0202
Ship's Mascot of HMS Wolverine c.1880. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0203
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JUNO Wooden Screw Corvettes VIEW CLASS
HMS Juno	28th November 1867		Scrapped 1887
HMS Thalia	14th July 1869		Scrapped 1920
Eclipse Wooden Screw Corvettes VIEW CLASS
HMS Eclipse	14th November 1867		Scrapped 1921
HMS Blanche	17th August 1867		Sold 1886
HMS Danae	21st May 1867		Scrapped 1906
HMS Dido	23rd October 1869		Scrapped 1922
HMS Sirius	24th April 1868		Sold 1885
HMS Spartan	24th November 1868		Sold in 1882
HMS Tenedos	13th May 1870		Sold in 1887
BRITON Class Wooden Screw Corvettes View Class
HMS Briton	6th November 1869		Scrapped 1887 / 1890
HMS Druid	13th march 1869		Sold 1886
HMS Thetis	26th October 1871		Sold 1887
VOLAGE Class Iron Screw Corvettes View Class
HMS Volage	27th February 1869		Sold 1904
HMS Active	13th march 1869		Sold 1906
HMS Rover	12th August 1874		Sold 1893
AMETHYST Wooden Screw Corvettes VIEW CLASS
HMS Amethyst	19th April 1873		Sold 1887
HMS Diamond	26th August 1874		Sold 1889
HMS Encounter	1st January 1873		Sold 1888
HMS Modeste	23rd May 1873		Sold 1888
HMS Sapphire	24th September 1874		Sold 1892
BACCHANTE CLASS iron Screw Corvettes View Class
HMS Bacchante	19th October 1876		Sold 1897
HMS Boadicea	16th October 1875		Sold 1905
HMS Euryalus	31st January 1877		Sold 1897
COMUS CLASS Steel Corvettes View Class
HMS Comus	3rd April 1878		Sold 1904
HMS Carysfort	26th September 1878		Sold 1899
HMS Champion	1st July 1878		Sold 1931
HMS Cleopatra	1st August 1878		Sold 1899
HMS Conquest	28th October 1878		Sold 1904
HMS Curacoa	18th April 1878		Sold 1899
HMS Constance	9th June 1880		Sold 1899
HMS Canada	26th August 1881		Sold 1897
HMS Cordelia	25th October 1881		Sold 1904
SATELLITE CLASS Corvettes VIEW CLASS
HMS Satellite	13th August 1881		Sold 1904
HMS Caroline	25th November 1882		Sold 1929
HMS Heroine	3rd December 1881		Sold 1902
HMS Hyacinth	20th December 1881		Sold 1902
HMS Rapid	21st March 1883		Sold 1948
HMS Pylades	5th November 1884		Sold 1906
HMS Royalist	7th March 1883		Transferred to Ireland, 1923
CALYPSO CLASS Steel Corvettes View Class
HMS Calypso	7th June 1883		Sold 1922
HMS Calliope	24th July 1884		Sold 1951
CAMELEON CLASS Wooden Screw Sloops
HMS Cameleon	23rd February 1860		Sold 1883
HMS Chanticleer	9th February 1861		Sold 1878
HMS Pelican	9th July 1860		Sold 1867
HMS Reindeer	29th March 1866		Broken up 1876
HMS Rinaldo	26th March 1860		Sold 1884
HMS Rattler	18th March 1862		Wrecked 24th September 1868
HMS Perseus	21st August 1861		Sold 1931
HMS Zebra	13th November 1860		Sold 1873
ROSARIO CLASS Wooden Screw Sloops
HMS Rosario	17th October 1860		Sold 1992
HMS Rapid	29th November 1860		Scrapped 1881
HMS Royalist	14th December 1861		Broken up 1875
HMS Peterel	10th November 1860		Sold 1901
HMS Shearwater	17th October 1861		Broken up 1877
HMS Columbine	2nd April 1862		Broken up 1875
HMS Africa	14th February 1862		Sold to China, 13th August 1862
AMAZON CLASS Wooden Screw Sloops
HMS Amazon	23rd May 1865		Sunk in collision, 10th July 1866
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HMS Daphne	23rd October 1866		Sold 1882
HMS Dryad	25th September 1866		Sold 1885
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HMS Niobe	31st May 1866		Wrecked, Miquelon Island, 21st May 1874
HMS Nymphe	24th November 1866		Sold 1882
HMS Vestal	16th November 1865		Sold 1884
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FANTOME CLASS Composite Screw Sloops
HMS Fantome	26th March 1873		Sold 1889
HMS Albatross	24th July 1873		Broken up 1899
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HMS Daring	4th February 1874		Sold 1889
HMS Egeria	1st November 1873		Sold 1911
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HMS Flying Fish	27th November 1873		Sold 1888
HMS Sappho	20th October 1873		Sold 1887
OSPREY / DOTEREL CLASS Composite Screw Sloops
HMS Osprey	5th August 1876		Sold 1890
HMS Cormorant	12th September 1877		Scrapped 1949
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HMS Cormorant. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PHC753
HMS Pelican	26th April 1877		Sold 1901
HMS Pelican, 1877. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3046 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3046
HMS Wild Swan	28th January 1876		Sold 1920
HMS Penguin	25th March 1876		Sold 1924
HMS Doterel	2nd March 1880		Sunk 26th April 1881
HMS Doterel, 1880. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3047 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3047
HMS Dragon	20th May 1878		Sold 1892
HMS Dragon, 1878. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3048 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3048
HMS Espeigle	3rd August 1880		Sold 1921
HMS Espiegle, 1880. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3049 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3049
HMS Gannet	31st August 1878		Paid off 1895. Became training ship HMS President 1904. Became a private training school 1911. Given to Maritime Trust in 1968 for preservation. Restored 2003/04.
HMS Gannet, 1878. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3050 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3050
HMS Kingfisher	16th December 1879		Sold 1919
HMS Kingfisher, 1879. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3051 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3051
HMS Miranda	30th September 1879		Sold 1892
HMS Mutine	20th July 1880		Sold 1921
HMS Pegasus	13th June 1878		Sold 1892
HMS Phoenix	16th September 1879		Wrecked 12th September 1882
DOLPHIN CLASS Composite Screw Sloops
HMS Dolphin	9th December 1882		Sold 1925
HMS Dolphin, 1882. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3052 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3052
HMS Wanderer	8th February 1883		Sold 1907
HMS Wanderer, 1883. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3053 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3053
MARINER CLASS Composite Screw Sloops
HMS Mariner	23rd June 1884		Sold 1929
HMS Acorn	6th September 1884		Sold 1889
HMS Acorn, 1884. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3054 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3054
HMS Icarus	27th July 1885		Sold 1903
HMS Icarus, 1885. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3055 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3055
HMS Melita	20th March 1888		Sold 1920
HMS Melita, 1888. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3056 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3056
HMS Racer	6th August 1884		Sold 1928
HMS Racer, 1884. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3057 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3057
HMS Racer. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PHC794
HMS Reindeer	14th November 1883		Sold 1924
NYMPHE CLASS Composite Screw Sloops
HMS Nymphe	1st May 1888		Sold 1920
HMS Nymphe, 1889. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3058 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3058
HMS Buzzard	10th May 1887		Sold 1921
HM Daphne	29th May 1888		Sold 1904
HMS Swallow	27th October 1885		Sold 1904
HMS Swallow. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0174
Crew and VIPs, HMS Swallow. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code LGE0173
BEAGLE CLASS Steel Screw Sloops
HMS Beagle	28th February 1889		Sold 1905
HMS Basilisk	6th April 1889		Sold 1905
HMS Basilisk - Name History
The eighth “Basilisk” was an 8-gun twin-screw sloop, launched at Sheerness in 1889. She was of 1170 tons, 200 horsepower, and 14 knots speed. Her length, beam, and draught were 208ft, 30ft, and 13ft. In 1905 the “Basilisk” was sold
ALERT CLASS Steel Screw Sloops
HMS Alert	28th December 1894		Sold 1926
HMS Alert - Name History
The seventeenth “Alert” is a 6-gun screw sloop launched at Sheerness in 1894. She is of 960 tons, 1400 horsepower, and 13 knots speed. Her length, beam, and draught were 180ft, 32ft, and 12ft. In December 1902 the “Alert”, commanded by commander John B. Eustace, was one of a combined Anglo-German fleet under Commodore R. A. J. Montgomerie, with his broad pennant in “Charybdis,” which established a blockade of the Venezuelan coast. These retaliatory measures were taken on account of outrages on British ships, for which no satisfaction could be obtained. The boats of the fleet took nine Venezuelan gunboats or small craft; the “alert” seized the “Zumbador” in the gulf of Paria, and two were taken to sea and sunk. President Castro immediately imprisoned all the British and German subjects in Venezuela, but he was forced to release them by the American consul. A British merchantman was seized by the mob at Puerto Cabello, but two ships at once went there, and having released the vessel, bombarded the fort. After eight weeks blockade in which the British and German vessels divided the coast between them, the Venezuelans consented to arrangements, which brought the blockade to a conclusion. A small Italian force also assisted in the blockade. Although at one time dismantled and laid up at Bermuda, she was brought forward for service, and in 1910 and later years the “Alert” under various commanding officers, was employed in the suppression of the gun-running traffic in the Persian Gulf.
HMS Torch	28th December 1894		Sold 1920
PHOENIX CLASS Steel Screw Sloops
HMS Phoenix	25th April 1895		Capsized 1906
HMS Phoenix, 1905. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3059 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3059
HMS Algerine	6th June 1895		Sold 1919
HMS Algerine, 1904. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3060 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3060
CONDOR CLASS Steel Screw Sloops VIEW CLASS
HMS Condor	17th December 1898		Foundered 1901
HMS Mutine	1st March 1900		Sold 1932
HMS Rinaldo	25th May 1900		Sold 1921
HMS Rosario	17th December 1898		Sold 1921
HMS Shearwater	10th February 1900		Sold 1922
HMS Vestal	10th February 1900		Sold 1921
CADMUS CLASS Steel Screw Sloops
HMS Cadmus	29th April 1903		Sold 1921
HMS Clio	14th March 1903		Sold 1920
HMS Espiegle	8th December 1900		Sold 1923
HMS Espiegle, 1902. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP3065 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP3065
HMS Fantome	23rd March 1901		Sold 1925
HMS Merlin	30th November 1901		Sold 1923
HMS Odin	30th November 1901		Sold 1920

HMS Shannon	11th November 1875		Sold in December 1899.
Nelson Class Armoured Cruisers View Class
HMS Nelson	4th November 1876		Sold July 1910.
HMS Northampton	18th November 1876		Sold April 1905.
Emerald Class Armoured Cruisers View Class
HMS Emerald	18th August 1876		Sold to breakers 1906.
HMS Garnet	30th June 1877		Sold to breakers 1904.
HMS Opal	9th March 1875		Sold to breakers 1892.
HMS Ruby	9th August 1876		Sold to breakers 1921.
HMS Tourmaline	30th October 1875		Sold to breakers 1921.
HMS Turquoise	22nd April 1876		Sold to breakers 1892.
Leander 2nd Class View Class
HMS Amphion	13th October 1883		Sold in 1906.
HMS Arethusa	23rd December 1882		Sold in 1905.
HMS Leander	28th October 1882		Sold in 1920.
HMS Phaeton	27th February 1883		Phaeton, harbour service, Plymouth 1904, hulk 1913-1947 Sold in 1947.
Iris 2nd Class View Class
HMS Iris	12th April 1877		Used for harbour service 1903, Portsmouth, broken up 1905.
HMS Mercury	17th April 1878		Sold and broken up 1919
Mersey 2nd Class View Class
HMS Mersey	31st March 1885		Sold in 1905.
HMS Severn	29th September 1885		Sold in 1905.
HMS Thames	3rd December 1885		Converted to depot ship. Scuttled in 1947.
HMS Forth	23rd October 1886		Converted to depot ship. Sold in 1921.
Surprise 3rd Class View Class
HMS Alacrity	28th February 1885		Became despatch vessel. Sold in 1913.
HMS Surprise	17th January 1885		Became despatch vessel, renamed Alacrity 1913, China station until 1919 then broken up. Information from Alfred Maistriaux.
Scout 3rd Class
HMS Fearless	20th arch 1886		Sold in 1905.
HMS Fearless, 1887. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP1089 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1089
HMS Scout	30th July 1885		Sold in 1904.
Barracouta 3rd Class View Class
HMS Barracouta	16th May 1889		Sold in 1905.
HMS Barrosa	16th April 1889		Sold in 1905.
HMS Blanche	6th September 1889		Sold in 1905.
HMS Blonde	22nd October 1889		Sold in 1905.
Imperieuse Class View Class
HMS Imperieuse	18th December 1883		Flagship on China Station 1889-94 and Pacific Station 1896-99. Became destroyer depot ship at Portland in 1905 renamed Sapphire II. Renamed Imperieuse in 1909. Sold
HMS Warspite	29th January 1884		Flagship Pacific Station 1890-93 then Portguard ship at Queenstown 1893-196. Flagship again 1899-1902. Sold in 1904 and broken up 1906.
Barham Class 3rd Class Cruiser View Class
HMS Barham	11th September 1889		Sold in 1914.
HMS Bellona	29th August 1890.		Commissioned August 1894. Sold in 1906.
Pearl 3rd Class View Class
HMS Katoomba (ex Pandora)	27th August 1889		Sold in 1906.
HMS Mildura (ex Pelorus)	25th November 1889		Sold in 1906.
HMS Pallas	30th June 1890		Sold in 1906.
HMS Pearl	28th July 1890		Sold in 1906.
HMS Phoebe	1st July 1890		Sold in 1906.
HMS Philomel	28th August 1890		Transferred to New Zealand Navy in 1914. Convoy escort from August 1914 until April 1917. Became depot ship then training hulk in 1921. Sold on 17th January 1947. Scuttled 6th August 1949.
HMS Ringaromma (ex Psyche)	10th December 1889		Sold in 1906.
HMS Tauranga (ex Phoenix)	28th October 1889		Sold in 1920.
HMS Wallaroo (ex Persian)	5th February 1890		Became guardship at Chatham in 1914. Renamed Wallington in March 1919, changing back to original in 1920 before being sold for scrap.
Pelorus 3rd Class View Class
HMS Pandora	17th January 1900		Sold for scrap in July 1913.
HMS Pelorus	15th December 1896		Served as a depot ship in 1916 before being sold for scrap on 6th May 1920.
HMS Pegasus	4th March 1897		Sunk by gunfire on 20th September 1914.
HMS Perseus	15th July 1897		Sold for scrap on 26th May 1914.
HMS Pactolus	21st December 1896		Served as a depot ship in September 1912 before being sold for scrap on 25th October 1921.
HMS Pioneer	28th June 1899		Served with the Australian Navy from 1st July 1915 and sold in 1924. She was scuttled on 19th February 1931.
HMS Pomone	25th November 1897		Used for harbour service from January 1910 until scrapped in June 1922.
HMS Prometheus	20th October 1898		Sold for scrap on 28th May 1914.
HMS Proserpine	5th December 1896		Sold for scrap on 30th November 1919.
HMS Psyche	19th July 1898		Served with the Australian Navy from 1st July 1915 until sold for scrap in June 1922.
HMS Pyramus	15th May 1897		Sold for scrap on 21st April 1920.
Gem 3rd Class View Class
HMS Amethyst	5th November 1903		Sold for scrap on 1st October 1920.
HMS Diamond	6th January 1904		Sold for scrap on 9th May 1921.
HMS Sapphire	17th March 1904		Sold for scrap on 9th May 1921.
HMS Topaze	23rd July 1903		Sold for scrap on 22nd September 1921.
Archer Class 3rd Class Cruiser View Class
HMS Archer	23rd December 1885		Sold for scrap in 1905.
HMS Brisk	8th April 1886		Sold for scrap in 1905.
HMS Cossack	3rd June 1886		Sold for scrap in 1905.
HMS Mohawk	6th February 1886		Sold to breakers 1905.
HMS Porpoise	7th May 1886		Sold for scrap in 1905.
HMS Raccoon	6th May 1887		Sold for scrap in 1905.
HMS Serpent	10th March 1887		Wrecked on 10th November 1890.
HMS Tartar	28th October 1886		Sold for scrap in 1906.
Astraea Class 2nd Class Cruiser View Class
HMS Astraea	17th March 1893		Sold to breakers 1920.
HMS Bonaventure	2nd December 1892		Sold to breakers 1920.
HMS Cambrian	30th January 1893		Sold to breakers 1923.
HMS Charybdis	15th June 1893		Sold to breakers 1922.
HMS Flora	21st November 1893		Sold to breakers 1922.
HMS Forte	9th December 1893		Sold to breakers 1914.
HMS Fox	15th June 1893		Sold to breakers 1920.
HMS Hermione	7th November 1893		Sold in 1922 became TS Warspite until 1940.
Eclipse Class View Class
HMS Diana	5th December 1895		Sold for scrap in 1920.
HMS Dido	20th March 1896		Sold for scrap in 1926.
HMS Doris	3rd March 1896		Sold for scrap in 1919.
HMS Eclipse	19th July 1894		Sold in 1921.
HMS Isis	27th June 1896		Sold for scrap in 1920.
HMS Juno	16th November 1895		Sold for scrap in 1920.
HMS Minerva	23rd September 1895		Sold in 1920.
HMS Venus	5th September 1895		Sold in 1921.
HMS Talbot	25th April 1895		Sold for scrap in 1921.
Aeolus Class 2nd Class Cruiser View Class
HMS Aeolus	13th November 1891		Sold to breakers 1914.
HMS Andromanche	14th August 1890		Sold to breakers 1920.
HMS Apollo	10th February 1891		Sold to breakers 1920.
HMS Brilliant	24th June 1891		Sunk as blockship on 23rd April 1918.
HMS Indefatigable	12th March 1891		Sold to breakers 1913.
HMS Intrepid	20th June 1891		Sunk as blockship on 23rd April 1918.
HMS Iphigenia	19th November 1891		Sunk as blockship on 23rd April 1918.
HMS Latona	22nd May 1890		Sold to breakers 1920.
HMS Melampus	2nd August 1890		Sold to breakers 1910.
HMS Naiad	29th November 1890		Sold to breakers 1922.
HMS Pique	13th December 1890		Sold to breakers 1911.
HMS Rainbow	25th March 1891		Sold
HMS Retribution	6th August 1891		Sold to breakers 1911.
HMS Sappho	9th May 1891		Sold to breakers 1921.
HMS Scylla	17th October 1891		Sold to breakers 1914.
HMS Sirius	27th October 1890		Sunk as blockship on 23rd April 1918.
HMS Spartan	25th February 1891		Sold to breakers 1931.
HMS Sybille	27th December 1890		Wrecked on 16th January 1901.
HMS Terpsichore	30th October 1890		Sold to breakers 1914.
HMS Thetis	13th December 1890		Sunk as blockship on 23rd April 1918.
HMS Tribune	24th February 1891		Sold to breakers 1911.
Marathon Class 2nd Class Cruiser View Class
HMS Marathon	23rd August 1888		Sold to breakers 1905.
HMS Magicienne	12th May 1888		Sold to breakers 1905.
HMS Medea	9th June 1888		Sold to breakers 1914.
HMS Medusa	11th August 1888		Sold to breakers 1920.
HMS Melpomene	20th September 1888		Sold to breakers 1905.
Orlando Class Armoured Cruisers View Class
HMS Aurora	28th October 1887		Sold on 2nd October 1907.
HMS Australia	25th November 1886		Sold 4th April 1905.
HMS Galatea	10th March 1887		Sold 4th April 1905.
HMS Immortalite	7th July 1887		Sold 1st January 1907.
HMS Narcissus	15th December 1886		Sold 11th September 1906.
HMS Orlando	3rd August 1886		Sold 11th July 1905.
HMS Undaunted	25th November 1886		Sold 9th April 1907.
Blake Class Armoured Cruisers View Class
HMS Blake	23rd November 1889		Used as a depot ship in August 1907 and then broken up 9th June 1922.
HMS Blenheim	5th July 1890		Used as a depot ship in May 1908 and then broken up 13th July 1926.
Edgar Class Armoured Cruisers View Class
HMS Crescent	30th March 1892		Used as a depot ship in 1917 and then broken up 22nd September 1921.
HMS Edgar	24th November 1890		Broken up 9th May 1921.
HMS Endymion	22nd July 1891		Broken up 16th March 1921.
HMS Gibraltar	27th April 1892		Used as a depot ship in June 1915 and then broken up September 1923.
HMS Grafton	30th January 1892		Broken up 1st July 1920.
HMS Hawke	11th March 1891		Sunk by torpedo 15th October 1914.
HMS Royal Arthur	26th February 1891		Used as a depot ship in 1915 and then broken up 22nd September 1921.
HMS St George	23rd June 1892		Used as a depot ship in March 1910 and then broken up 1st July 1920.
HMS Theseus	8th September 1892		Broken up 1921 and then resold 8th November 1921.
Powerful Class Armoured Cruisers View Class
HMS Powerful	24th July 1895		Used for harbour service in 1912. Sold for scrapping 31st August 1929.
HMS Terrible	27th May 1895		Disarmed 1915, used for harbour service in January 1918 and then sold for scrapping July 1932.