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+ | Commissioned at Sheerness on 13 March, 1883 under command of Captain [[Arthur Thomas Brooke]] on the [[Australia Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 227}} | ||
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She re-commissioned at Sydney on 27 October, 1886.{{NLJul90|p. 235}} | She re-commissioned at Sydney on 27 October, 1886.{{NLJul90|p. 235}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Thomas Brooke|nick=Arthur T. Brooke|appt=13 March, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 227}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Day Hort Bosanquet|nick=Day H. Bosanquet|appt=27 April, 1886{{NLJul90|p. 234}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Day Hort Bosanquet|nick=Day H. Bosanquet|appt=27 April, 1886{{NLJul90|p. 234}}}} | ||
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H.M.S. Opal (1875) | |
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Builder: | Doxford, Sunderland[1] |
Launched: | 9 Mar, 1875[2] |
Completed: | Jan, 1876[3] |
Sold: | 1892[4] |
H.M.S. Opal was one of six Emerald Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Sheerness on 13 March, 1883 under command of Captain Arthur Thomas Brooke on the Australia Station.[5]
She re-commissioned at Sydney on 27 October, 1886.[6]
Captains
- Captain Arthur T. Brooke, 13 March, 1883[7]
- Captain Day H. Bosanquet, 27 April, 1886[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 234.
Bibliography
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Ruby | Tourmaline | Turquoise |