H.B.M. CHINA SQUADRON.
22 Feb. '87
Assist. Eng.-G. G. Knight...25 Jan. '87 do. -C. E. Eldred ...15 Dec. '87 Gunner-Trayton K. Page ...15 July '86 Boatswain-İ. McCarthy.. Carpenter-W. H. Hardy Midshipman F. S. Litchfield 5 Apr. '89 -R. C. K. Lambert.. 5 Apr. '89
-O. W. Davies
1 July '86
IMPERIEUSE, 10. First-class. 8,400 Tons
65
Twin Screw Cruiser Armoured.
10,000 H.P.
Flag Ship.
Vice-Admiral-Sir Nowell Sal-
mon, v.C., K.C.B.
17 Dec. '87
17 Dec. '87 .... 16 Feb. '88.
Flag Lieut.-J. F. Lea... Secretary-R. B. Rigbye Clerk to Sec.-D. B. L. Hop-
kins
1 Mar. '88 -R. C. Baker 1 Nov. '85 -G. E. Coleridge 18 July '87
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-E. A. Thomas
1 Feb. '89
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Bateman-
Champain.
1 Feb. '89
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-S. D. Forbes
1 Feb. '89
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Captain-W. H. May
1 Mar. '88.
Commander-F. P. Trench.... 1 Mar. '88
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-(N) H. C. B. Hul-
Lieut.-(a) W. W. Hewett...
-(r) A. L. Duff.......
.30 June '89
1 Mar. '88
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1 Mar. '88
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-E. M. C. Key
1 Mar. '88
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-J. D. Hickley
1 Mar. '88
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Aubrey W. Howe
9 Sept. '89
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-Gilbert R. West
-Richd. Sullivan
....30 June '89 ·
(Commissioned at Portsmouth, Jan. 25, 1887.)
ESK, 3. Twin Screw Gun-Boat Third-class. Coast Defence.
363 Tons. 340 H.P. Hongkong.
Gunner-Wm. B. Mather ...16 June '89
(Borne in "Victor Emanuel.")
FIREBRAND, 4. Screw Gun-Boat Second-class.
455 Tons. 460 H.P.
Ineut. & Comdr.-J. Denison. 6 Jan. '87 Lieut.-A. J. Henniker.........17 Nov. '87 (In lieu of a Sub-Lieutenant.) Sub-Lt.—(N) C. Machlachlan. 2 Jan. '89 ¦ Surgeon G. H. Foott, M.D....25 Mar, '89 Assist. Paym. in charge-M.
Stephens
18 Feb. '88 Engineer-F. A. Hellyer .19 July '89 Gunner-T. Cahill
.19 Oct. '88 (Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 18th February, 1888.)
HYACINTH, 8. Screw Cruiser
Third-class.
1,420 Tons, 1,190 H.P.
Captain-R. W. Craigie
Lieut.-(N) C. G. S. Eeles
do. E. G. Shortland
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1 Mar. '88
do. (Serving in "Wanderer" temporarily.) Major Marine Artillery--E. R.
..18 Apr. '89 ·
M. Crooke Chaplain and Nav. Instr.-Rev.
Hugh K. Moore, B.A. Fleet Surg.-T. D'A. Brom-
low, M.D., D.SO....
1 Mar, '88
1 Mar. '88-
Fleet Paym.-H. B. Robinson. 1 Mar. '88 Staff Eng.-F. G. Whittaker.22 Oct. '87 Sub-Lieut.-B. W. Drummond 1 Mar. '88 Surgeon G. F. Wales
1 Mar. '88 1 Mar. '88
do. G. T. Collingwood.. Assist. Paym.-F. J. Ryan Engineer-W. Snell
1 Feb. '89
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1 Feb. '89
1 Feb. '89
....10 Apr. '89
do. Selby H. B. Ash do. -P.D'A. De Sausmarez 1 Feb. '89 Lieut. Mar.-Gervis T. Byrne.10 Apr. '89 Lent from "Victor Emanuel." Staff-Surg.-R. F. Yeo...... .28 Dec. '87 Paymaster-Wm. J. Kilroy Engineer A. J. Nye...... 1 Feb. '89 (In lieu of a Chief Engineer.) Gunner-J. T. Lonnon...
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Boatswain-G. Twohy
1 Feb. '89
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1 Feb. '89
Boatswain-A. McGregor 1 Feb. '89
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(In lieu of a Sub-Lieutenant).
1 Mar. '88
.17 June '87
7 Dec. '87
C. J. Hay (act.) do. R. B. Garde (act.).. 1 Feb. '88 Assist. Eng.-V. E. Snook ...18 Oct, '87 -H. W. Metcalfe.18 Oct. '87 Gunner-G. T. Nicholas ......12 June '84 (T) J. E. Rickwood.. 1 Mar, '88 -Wm. Honer (act.)... 3 Aug. '89 J. F. Brooking (act.) 6 Aug. '89 14 Apr. '87 -John Isaac.... 1 Mar. '88 -T. J.Andrews ...... 1 Mar. '88 Carpenter-H. J. Allison......85 Feb. '89 Midshipman-H. L. Cochrane. 1 Mar. '88 --D.O. Springfield 1 Mar. '88 -A. C. Stewart... 1 Mar. '88 -G. W. Brabant. 5 Feb. '89 -G. M. Marston.. 5 Feb. '89 -M. H. Cobbe ... 1 Mar. '88 -R. Hyde......... 1 Mar. '88
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1 Feb. '89
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Carpenter-C. Hatchard
1 Feb. '89
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Clerk-Wm. F. Wells
.10 Apr. '89
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(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 10th
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