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H.B.M. CHINA SQUADRON.
.19 Feb. '89
Staff Paym.-J. W. Seccombe.19 Feb. '89 Fleet Eng.-E. H. Willey ...19 Feb. '89 Surgeon-H. E. L. Earle... Assist. Paym.-G. Graham...19 Feb. '89 Engineer-J. T. H. Ward
-J. T. H. Ward......19 Feb. '89 Assist. Eng.-H. Coopper..
Gunner A. Styles
.19 Feb. '89
do. -H. E. H. Ash...19 Feb. '89 24 Aug. '87 George Thornber... 16 June '89 John C. Haswell (act.)19 Feb. '89 Boatswain-A. Way
...15 Sept. '87
do.
do.
Carpenter-R. Taylor
3 June '84
(Commissioned at Portsmouth, 19th Feb., 1889.)
SWIFT, 5. Twin Screw Gun-Vessel. Second-class.
756 Tons. 1,010 H.P.
Comdr.-Hon. R. Bingham...17 Nov. '87 Lieut.-C. W. W. Ingram.
do. —E. H. Smith..
.17 Nov. '87
.17 Nov. '87
17 Nov. '87
do. -(N) W.J.W. Steward.17 Nov. '87 Surgeon-F. A. Brice
Assist. Paym. in charge-C. E.
G. Johnston
Engineer-T. Green
Gunner-W. H. May
..18 Nov. '87
17 Nov. '87 .....17 Nov. '87
(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 18th February, 1888.)
TWEED, 3. Twin Screw Gun-Boat
Third-class. Coast Defence.
363 Tons. 340 H.P.
Hongkong.
Boatswain-J. Casey.
19 Nov. '88
(Borne in "Victor Emanuel.")
VICTOR EMANUEL, 2. Receiving
Ship at Hongkong.
5,157 Tons.
Captain E. J. Church..
27 Dec. '88
(Commodore of the 2nd Class.) Secretary-G. W. Whillier ...27 Dec. '88
Comdr.-H. M. C. Festing ...19 Nov. '88 Lieutenant-A. S. Mills ......19 Nov. '88 Nav. Lieut.-J. W. McFarlane. 4 July '89 Lieut. Mar.-A. G. Vincent... 4 Dec. '88 Staff Surg.-A. Patterson...15 Nov. '87 Fleet Paym.-T. W. Snell Oct. '89
Surgeon W. M. Craig, M.B....19 Oct. '88 do. Alfred M. Page......19 Oct. '88
(Lent to Yokohama Hospital.) Assist. Paym.-A. H. Veitch..18 Nov. '87 Gunner-J. Pearce
10 Mar. '88 5 Sept. '89
Clerk A. E. B. Hosken
The following Officers are borne for various
services.
Lieut.-(r) Alg. H. Anson
Oct. '89 (For Torpedo duties at Hongkong.) Lieut. Mar Art.-de Sausmarez
Dobrée...
10 Apr. '89 Lieut. Mar.-Gervis T. Byrne.10 Apr. '89 Lent to "Hyacinth."
Staff Comm.-Thos. Roberson..19 Nov. '88 Inspector of Machinery--James
Wootton
23 Jan. '89 Engineer-Thomas Thorne ...22 Nov. '86
do. -Walter J. Feather-
do.
stone
8 Nov. '88
-Francis W. Highton.30 May '89 (For reventing heavy guns.)
.
Chaplain-Rev. William V.
Rainier M.A.
1 Feb. '89
For Hongkong Yard and Hospital. Assist. Engineer-Sidney A.
Houghton
19 Oct. '88 (For charge of machinery of Torpedo Boats.) Assist. Eng.-Lemuel C. Say-
well
25 Jan. '89
(For service in Tenders.) Gunner (T) George Hunter...19 Nov. '88 (For charge of Torpedo Boat Stores, &c.) Chief Boatswain―James Ede..19 Nov. '88 For Hongkong Yard.
(New Books opened January 1, 1888.)
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WANDERER, 4. Screw Sloop. 925 Tons. 750 H.P. Commander-G. A. Giffard... 1 July '87 Lieutenant-A. H. Oliver......17 Nov. '87 do. -A. F. Holmes .. 21 Nov. '87 do. -(N) L. E. Power..10 June '89 .17 Nov. '87 Chief Eng.-T. J. Haddy.. Paymaster A. W. Askham...18 Feb. '88 Sub-Lieut.-G. F. G. Wood-
hall Surgeon G. A. Dreaper Gunner-S. Head
.17 Nov. '87
......25 Mar. '89 17 Nov. '87
(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 18th February, 1888.)
WIVERN, 4. Screw Coast Defence Ship
Armoured.
2,750 Tons. 1,450 H.P. Hongkong.
Chief Engineer-G. F. Laird..26 Oct. '86 Gunner-D. W. Hawkins......17 Nov. '87 Carpenter R. Turner
17 Oct. '87
(Borne in "Victor Emanuel.”)