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Marlborough, 1855
Type: 1st rate ; Armament 121
Launched : 31 Jul 1855 ;
Disposal date or year : 1924
Disposal Details : Capsized in tow to breakers
BM: 4000 tons ; Displacement: 6300 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 800 hp
Notes:
Jan 1846, Marlborough, 110, Sir W. Symonds, work stopped, at Portsmouth
20 Dec 1848 Portsmouth, building.
31 Jul 1855 Gradual launch at Portsmouth - saga of the launch and the statistics for the then largest ship in the RN - see page 251 (1855)
4 Feb 1856 Portsmouth. In the Steam Basin
Feb 1858 Commissioned, Delayed sailing 128 days due to a lack of men.
1860 Flag Ship, Mediterranean, re-rated as 131
23 Mar 1861 Portsmouth. Commissioned for Service in the Mediterranean.
Circa 1862 one of the "smartest" ships that ever floated.
1 Jan to 1 Dec 1864 Mediterranean Station. Medical overview. Reports of Fevers, Respiration and Scarlatina onboard. Number of Cases of Disease and Injury.
1870 Portsmouth, re-rated as a 98
1878 Training Ship
1879 Late Screw. School for Engineer Students, Portsmouth.
1890 Attached to "Asia" as Receiving Hulk for Steam Reserve.
1904 Renamed Vernon II.