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Urgent, 1855
Type: Storeship, Troopship, ; Armament 2
Launched : 2 Apr 1855 ;
Disposal date or year : Jun 1903
BM: 1981 tons ; Displacement: 2801 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 400
Notes:
Laid down as Assaye, purchased on stocks.
26 Mar 1856 Taken out of dock today.
12 May 1860 arrived Hongkong from Portsmouth.
7 Jun 1860 Hongkong.
23 Jun 1860 At the North.
26 Jul 1860 Gulf of Pechelee.
28 Sep 1860 Hongkong.
16 Nov 1860 Shanghai.
16 Jan 1861 Hongkong.
16 Mar 1861 Amoy.
15 Apr 1861 Shanghai.
12 May 1861 Hongkong.
29 May 1861 - 12 Jul 1861 off station.
28 Jul 1861 Hongkong.
28 Aug 1861 Shanghai.
15 Oct 1861 At the North.
1 Nov 1861 Hongkong.
15 Nov 1861 - 15 Feb 1862 off station.
1 Mar 1862 Hongkong.
27 May 1862 Shanghai.
27 Jun 1862 At the North.
27 Jul 1862 Hongkong.
3 Aug 1862 departed Hongkong for England.
27 July 1864 Portsmouth. Commissioned for Particular Service as a Troopship
27 July to 31 Dec 1864 Troop Ship. Irregular or particular service. Medical report on VD and number of Cases of Disease and Injury.
1870 Portsmouth Troopship
Latter end of 1870, has been to Oran to observe the Eclipse, however the weather was reported to have been cloudy - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
5 Jan 1871 arrived from Oran, Gibraltar and Cadiz.
1876 Depot Ship
21 Jul 1877 Recommissioned at Jamaica
1879 Depot Ship, Jamaica.
1979 Officers borne also include officers for Jamaica Yard
1879 Tenders: Heron and Sparrowhawk
Machinery removed
Apr 1886 Jamaica
1890 Commodore-in-Charge, Jamaica