HMS Daphne (1866)
Sloop of the Royal Navy
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HMS Daphne was an Amazon-class sloop, of the Royal Navy. She was in service from 1866 to 1879.
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NameHMS Daphne
Launched23 October 1866
FateSold for breaking up, 1882
Class & typeAmazon, Sloop
HMS Daphne 's sister-ship, HMS Dryad | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Daphne |
| Launched | 23 October 1866 |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up, 1882 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Amazon, Sloop |
| Tons burthen | 1081 bm |
| Length | 187 ft |
| Propulsion | Screw |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | Gundeck: 4 guns |
| Notes | 150 men |
History
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Daphne was built at the Pembroke Dockyard and launched on 23 October 1866. she spent her entire career east of Suez – in the East Indies and particularly on anti-slavery operations on the East coast of Africa.
She was commissioned at Plymouth on 12 June 1867 by Cdr George Lydiard Sulivan.[citation needed] In October 1872, Daphne ran aground in the Mergui Archipelago. She was refloated and taken to Bombay, India for repairs.[1][2] Daphne came back to finally pay off in 1879.
- "Each of her commissions lasted four years, and her ever recurring appearance at so many successive slave running seasons earned a tradition of wrath at the mention of her name among the merchants in that line of business"- George Alexander Ballard in July 1938.[3]
