H.M.S. Sapphire (1874)

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H.M.S. Sapphire (1874)
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[1]
Launched: 24 Sep, 1874[2]
Completed: Aug, 1875[3]
Sold: 1892[4]
H.M.S. Sapphire was one of five Amethyst Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Devonport on 18 January, 1883 for service on the China Station.[5]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  5. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 235.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 172.
  7. The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 238.
  8. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 235.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 228.

Bibliography


Amethyst Class Corvette
Amethyst Diamond Encounter Modeste Sapphire