HMS Wolverine (1863)
HMS Wolverine, Sydney, July 1881.
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History | |
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Name | HMS Wolverine (also HMS Wolverene) |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Laid down | 14 April 1859 |
Launched | 29 August 1863 |
Fate | Given to Colony of New South Wales. |
Name | Wolverine |
Owner | Colony of New South Wales |
Homeport | Sydney |
Fate | Sold to Peter Ellison, Sydney for £2200. |
Name | Wolverine |
Fate | Scrapped and hulk burnt. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Jason-class corvette |
Displacement | 2,416 tons (as completed) |
Tons burthen | 1,703 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m) (overall) |
Draught |
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Depth of hold | 24 ft 2 in (7.4 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Speed | 11.3 knots (20.9 km/h) |
Complement | c.250 |
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HMS Wolverine (also HMS Wolverene) was a
History
HMS Wolverine was built at the
During her service Wolverine was present for the Royal Navy's Detached Squadron world cruise in 1881 when the princes Albert and George undertook naval training.[6] The Wolverine left Sydney Harbour at the same time as the Detached Squadron on 10 August 1881, with Commodore John Wilson, Commander-in-Chief of the Australia Station, her destination being Brisbane and then New Guinea. The scientist Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay travelled to New Guinea on this voyage where, aided by the Rev. James Chalmers, he intervened with the Commodore to stop the destruction of the entire native village of Kalo in reprisal for the recent murder of some missionaries there.[7][8][9]
Wolverine's service came to an end and was replaced by
The ship was decommissioned in 1892, sold to a private firm (Peter Ellison, Sydney) for £2,200 in August 1893 and with the engines removed was used as a
After refit and conversion to a barque, she commenced service as a merchant vessel. On a voyage from Sydney to Liverpool, England she sprung leaks and returned to Auckland for repairs, however upon docking she was found to be unfit.[2] She was sold to G. Niccol, Auckland, for £1,000.
Fate
She was partly scrapped and her hull was burnt.[2]
Notes
- ^ Wolverine's engine was never satisfactory and was replaced in 1876 by Ravenhill with another 400 nominal horsepower unit, but with an indicated horsepower of 1,493.
References
- ^ Winfield (2004), p. 210
- ^ ISBN 0-86777-348-0
- ^ "A Zanibar War Steamer". The Times. No. 27555. London. 9 December 1872. col B, p. 6.
- ^ "Personal News". Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld). Trove. 17 April 1913. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Naval Notes and News". Hampshire Telegraph. No. 4991. Portsmouth. 2 June 1880.
- ^ a b c "HMS Wolverene". 1988. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ISBN 0949648973.
- ^ "The Detached Squadron". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. 11 August 1881. p. 5. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "News of the Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. 5 September 1881. p. 5. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
Further reading
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. OCLC 52620555.