H.M.S. Niobe (1866)
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| H.M.S. Niobe (1866) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Deptford Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 31 May, 1866[2] |
| Wrecked: | 21 May, 1874[3] |
Contents
Service
Niobe sailed from Halifax on 18 May, 1874 to return to England by way of Miquelon, where she was to rendezvous with a French warship. On 20 May, the ship was anchored off the island in worsening weather. Commander David Boyle carefully left the anchorage in heavy fog. Despite his precautions, at 9.15am on the 21st, the ship struck rocks after stopped and reversing engines. The wave action eventually ruined the ship, and a single man was lost during evacuation by boat. Boyle was cleared of any wrongdoing in the loss in light of his having taken frequent soundings and having bolstered the lookouts before the accident.[4]
Captains
- Commander Russell G. S. Pasley, 4 November, 1868 – 14 June, 1871
- Commander Sir Lambton Loraine, Bart., 26 April, 1871[5] – 6 April, 1874
- Commander David Boyle, January, 1874[6] – 21 May, 1874[7] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 55.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 55.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 9.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. pp. 9, 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 165.
- ↑ Possibly January, 1873.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 9.
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