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Winchester, 1822
Type: 4th rate ; Armament 52
Launched : 21 Jun 1822 ;
Disposal date or year : 1921
BM: 1487 tons
Notes:
1 Jan 1820 building or ordered to be built, with a circular stern.
Chatham 9 Oct 1829 Is under repair in dock, has been commissioned and is fitting for foreign service.
Portsmouth 27 Jan 1830 Arrived from Chatham and is preparing for service on the Jamaica and Halifax station.
Portsmouth 14 Feb 1830 Sailed for the West Indies.
Jul 1830 Jamaica Station.
Portsmouth 15 Jun 1831 Arrived from Jamaica.
Portsmouth 4 Sep 1831 Sailed for Halifax.
Bermuda 3 Nov 1832 Sailed to Jamaica with troops.
Jamaica 8 Jan 1833 Remains.
Jamaica 21 Apr 1833 Sailed for England.
Portsmouth 24 May 1833 Arrived from Jamaica, having been in collision with Greilma, from New York, to Antwerp.
Portsmouth 26 May 1833 Sailed for Chatham.
Portsmouth 8 Oct 1834 Arrived from Chatham, for service in the East Indies.
Portsmouth 18 Oct 1834 Preparing for a passage to the Cape and Bombay.
Portsmouth 25 Oct 1834 Sailed for Madeira, the Cape of Good Hope, and East Indies.
25 Nov 1834 spoke with the Doncaster lat. 7 N, long. 20 ; the Winchester is bound for Bombay.
Dec 1834 reportedly at Bombay.
Bombay 14 Mar 1835 in the roads.
17 Mar 1835 remained at Bombay when the Melville sailed for England.
4 Aug 1836 reported to be at Trincomalee.
Madras 11 Oct 1836 arrived from Trincomalee.
Madras 23 Jun 1837 sailed for Negapatam and Bengal.
23 Jun 1839 at the Nore : is deficient about 90 men ; she was paid on Thursday, and was to sail yesterday for the Downs and Spithead, She will take to Portsmouth a detachment of marines to relieve the party now at Pembroke, whither we believe the Hydra will convey them.
1 Jul 1839 Mate James Hamilton (from the Excellent), and Thomas Woodman, appointed to the Winchester.
20 Jul 1839 Portsmouth The Avon steamer arrived on Friday, with supernumerary seamen from Sheerness for the Winchester and Curacoa, and proceeded the same day with part of the depot of the 11th Regiment to Plymouth.
20 Jul 1839 Assistant Surgeons W. Peacock, F. B. Pritchard, and N. J. Hoyden, appointed additional to the Winchester.
28 Jul 1839 sailed from Spithead on Thursday for Halifax, (touching at Plymouth), to receive the flag of the Commander-in-Chief on that station.
17 Aug 1839 Lieutenant Edward R. Power appointed (additional) to the Winchester.
2 Nov 1839 Portsmouth The Inconstant is expected from Halifax, having been relieved by the Winchester.
23 Nov 1839 the Winchester, Cleopatra, Pilot, Serpent, and Buzzard were reported to be at Bermuda.
14 Dec 1839 Mate Kellett, of the Winchester, promoted to this rank of Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Shambler, deceased.
14 Dec 1839 Lieutenant John Evans, of the Winchester, appointed to command the Spitfire steam-vessel, vice Shambler, deceased.
23 Nov 1839 Bermuda, is expected to remain here till January next, when she will proceed to Jamaica, returning about April, before going to Halifax [the usual winter routine.]
29 May 1840 Mate G. L. Bowyear, of the Winchester, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, and appointed to the Racehorse, vice Fowell, drowned.
6 Jun 1840 Lieutenants W. P. Jamison and W. A. Fellowes, appointed to the Winchester.
14 Jun 1840 Halifax, arrived from Bermuda.
22 Aug 1840 Assistant Surgeon Dr. Robert Clarke, acting additional, from the Britannia, appointed to the Winchester.
15 Aug 1840 Halifax, due to sail shortly for Quebec.
1 Sep 1840 was seen going up the St. Laurence, to Quebec.
10 Oct 1840, Halifax, arrived from Quebec.
17 Oct 1840 Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Woodcock (additional) appointed to the Winchester.
31 Oct 1840, Mate F. L. Barnard, (1833,) of the Winchester, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Lieutenant John Elliott, appointed to the Winchester.
16 Oct 1840 Halifax, sailed for Bermuda and the West Indies.
5 Dec 1840 Commander W. W. P. Johnson (of the Winchester), promoted to be Acting Captain of the Crocodile, vice Alexander Milne, to the Cleopatra.
5 Dec 1840 Lieutenant Henry Harvey (of the Winchester), promoted to be Acting Commander of the Serpent, vice the Hon. R. Gore, invalided.
8 Jan 1841 at Bermuda.
20 Mar 1841, Assistant Surgeons T. P. Burke and Phillip Porter, appointed to the Winchester.
3 Apr 1841, Assistant-Surgeon Robert M'Crae, late of the Winchester, appointed to the Pilot (vice A. Lyon, deceased), and promoted to surgeon. Second Master ---- Raines (late Winchester), appointed to Cleopatra, (vice James Fowler to Winchester), and promoted to the rank of master. Clerk ----- Lewis (late Winchester), appointed to and promoted to be clerk-in-charge of Gleaner. Commander William W. P. Johnson (late Crocodile), appointed to Winchester, vice Milne, to Crocodile. Lieutenant John Lodwick, appointed to Winchester (late Dee), vice Glynn, invalided. Lieutenant Henry Wright, appointed to Dee (late Skipjack), vice Lodwig, appointed to Winchester. Master B. W. Robinson (late Winchester), appointed to Columbia, vice Thompson, deceased. Master James Fowler, appointed to Winchester (late Cleopatra), vice Robinson. appointed to Columbia.
5 Jun 1841, Chaplain S. Slight, appointed to Winchester.
4 Jun 1841, at Bermuda, preparing to sail for Halifax on the 18th of June.
15 Jun 1841, arrived at Halifax.
31 Jul 1841, Assistant Surgeon J. D. Macdonald appointed to the Winchester.
7 Aug 1841, Mate C. Clavell (1836) late Winchester), promoted to Lieutenant
4 Sep 1841, Captain T. W. Carter, appointed to the Winchester ;
18 Aug 1841, at Halifax.
4 Sep 1841, Mate A. J. Burton (1838), of the Winchester, promoted to Lieutenant.
18 Oct 1841, at Halifax.
20 Nov 1841, Surgeon George A. Munro, of the Winchester, appointed to the Pique, vice Dr. King, Deputy-inspector, appointed to the Winchester.
25 Dec 1841, Portsmouth, is under orders to return to England.
25 Dec 1841, Captain Charles Eden, appointed to the Winchester.
3 May 1845 Men from HMS Winchester being used to man Government chartered barque Pagoda, at present lying in Simon's Bay, for an expedition to the Antarctic.
1846 Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa.
Jan 1848 Portsmouth, in Ordinary (reserve).
20 Dec 1848 Portsmouth.
Oct 1856 Hong Kong arrived from the north. Ship's boats detached up the river to Canton, where, with other boats of the squadron, the various Chinese forts guarding the river were captured.
12 Nov 1856 Hongkong.
13 Dec 1856 Sailed from Hongkong for England.
1860 Chatham.
28 Aug 1861 Winchester renamed Conway. Training Ship at Liverpool.
28 Aug 1861 Conway renamed Winchester.
l July 1862 Winchester (late Conway) Commissioned as RNR Drill Ship for Service at Aberdeen.
1864 Winchester (late Conway). Home Station, RNR Drill Ship at Aberdeen. Number of Cases of Disease and Injury.
1876 Conway (late Winchester) renamed Mount Edgcombe.
1879 Mount Edgcombe lent to the Committee of Devonport and Cornwall Industrial Training Ship, Devonport.
1890 Mount Edgcombe lent to the Committee of Devonport and Cornwall Industrial Training Ship, Devonport.
1914 Mount Edgcombe lent to the Committee of Devonport and Cornwall Industrial Training Ship, Devonport.