HMS Boadicea was a Bacchante-class corvette launched in 1875. She served in the Zulu War between March–June 1879, and landed some of her men to join the naval brigade serving ashore; these took part in the battle of Gingindhlovu and the relief of Eshowe.
![]() HMS Boadicea by Henry J. Morgan
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Name | HMS Bacchante |
Namesake | Boadicea |
Builder | Portsmouth Naval Dockyard |
Launched | 19 October 1876 |
Completed | 1878 |
Fate | Sold, Thos. W. Ward, 1897 |
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Class and type | Bacchante-class corvette |
Displacement | 4,070 long tons (4,135 t) |
Length | 280 ft (85 m) |
Beam | 45.5 ft (13.9 m) |
Draught | 23.75 ft (7.2 m) |
Installed power | 5,420 hp (4,042 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Sail plan | Ship rigged |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 375, later increased to 420 |
Armament |
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In 1881, she landed some of her crew to take part in the 1st Boer War or Transvaal War [Naval Brigade].
Robert Falcon Scott served on her early in his career.
She was struck off the effective list at Portsmouth and classified as a hulk in March 1900.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. No. 36082. London. 6 March 1900. p. 11.
Publications
edit- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
External links
edit- Media related to HMS Boadicea (ship, 1875) at Wikimedia Commons