HMS Conflict (1873)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Conflict |
| Builder | John Cuthbert, Millers Point, New South Wales |
| Launched | 11 February 1883 |
| In service | August 1873[1] |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Beagle-class schooner |
| Tons burthen | 120 bm |
| Length | 77 ft 0 in (23.5 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 27 |
| Armament | 1 × 12-pounder gun |
HMS Conflict was a schooner of the Royal Navy, built by John Cuthbert, Millers Point, New South Wales and launched on 11 February 1873.[2]
Catalpa incident
She commenced service on the Australia Station at Sydney in August 1873 for anti-blackbirding operations in the South Pacific.[2] She was part of a punitive mission in 1879 in the New Hebrides.
In 1880, she sighted the Conflict Group, which bears her name.
She was paid off in 1882[2] and sold to Captain Thomas Brown.[3]
On 1 April 1876, Conflict visited the port of Fremantle, remaining there until 10 April.[4] Her presence unwittingly threw into confusion an elaborate conspiracy to free six Irish Fenian prisoners on 6 April and transport them to America aboard the whaler Catalpa.[5]: 121 The escape was postponed and successfully executed after the gunboat's departure.
