CHINA SQUADRON.
SWIFT, 5. Double Screw Composite
Gun-Vessel.
756 Tons. 1,010 H.P. Commander A. C. B. Bromley.21 June '84 Lieut.-A. J. Loane
21 June '84
do. (N) F. A. Warden.....21 June '84 do. -È. L. Lowdell .... 13 Feb. '84 Staff Surgeon-John Wood....24 June '84 Paymaster W. J. Nash Chief Eng.--Thos.Hughes Gunner-Jas. Allen
21 June '84 ....24 June '84
21 June '84
(Commissioned at Hongkong, 15th Aug., 1884).
TWEED, 3. Double Screw Iron Gun-Boat. 363 Tons. 340 H.P. (In Reserve).
Gunner-Win. Simpson.......23 Sept. '83 (Borne in "Victor Emanuel.")
VICTOR EMANUEL, 2. Receiving Ship at Hongkong. 5,157 (3,087) Tons. Captain-Geo. D. Morant......12 Feb. '84 (Commodore of the 2nd Class.) Secretary-E. W. Keey 12 Feb. '84
Commander-H. N. Alleyne... 3 Mar. '85 Lieut.-A. E. McMurdo..... 21 Jan. '85 Nav. Lieut.-G. S. Keigwin...25 Jan. '84 Lieut. Mar―J. H. Plumbe.....25 Apr. '83 Staff Surg.-Robt. Turner.... 7 July '83 Paymaster-Thos. Mitchell...18 Aug. '85 Sury.-Alex. L. Christie, M.B.15 Sept. '82 do. -J. N. Seymour, M.B.,B.A.22 Jan. '84 Assist. Paym.-H. J. Ollard.....14 June '83
do.
-G. Grant ......21 Jan. '85
Engineer-Alexander Kerr 15 Aug. '84 Gunner-J. Armstrong ......19 Dec. '81
The following Officers are borne for various services.
Lieut.--(1) Francis J. Foley...25 July '85 For service with Wivern and Torpedo boats. Staff Comm.-W. C. E. Parker.13 June '85 Inspector of Machinery—James
H. Ferguson
Engineer-R. H. Cooper
do. -John Fielder
31 Jan. '84 ..16 Aug. '84
14 Nov. '84
Boatswain-Job Adams........ 9 April'83
For Hongkong Yard.
Engineer-Caleb J North
17 July '83
(For reventing heavy guns.)
Chaplain F. A. J. Gace, B.A.17 Sept. '84
For Hongkong Hospital.
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VIGILANT, 2. P. Dispatch Vessel. 1,000 (835) Tons. 1,230 (250) H.P. Lieut. and Commander—Arthur
M. Farquhar
21 Jan. '85 Lieut.--(N) H. B.Wroughton..23 June '84 Chief Eng.-E. Norrington ...24 June '84 Sub-Lieut.-A. H. Christian... 23 June '84 Surg.-R. E. Biddulph, B.A.,
M.B......
Assist. Paym, in charge—E. V.
Sharpe
Engineer-H. A. Evans..
.28 Aug. '83
21 June '84
24 June '84
Boatswain Alex. Johnston .. 23 June '84
(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 15th August, 1884.)
WANDERER, 4. S. Composite Sloop. 925 Tons. 870 H.P. Commander-O. Churchhill... 1 May '84 Lieutenant-P. C. Dudgeon... 1 Aug. '84 do. -(N) F. Lancelot...23 Jan. 84 do. F. H. Eagles...... 1 May '84 Paymaster-R. O. Bray 1 May '84 Chief Engineer-J. Leighton... 3 Feb. '83 Sub-Lieut.-F. G. Eyre... .10 July '84 Surgeon--D. T. Hoskyn, M.B.. 1 May '84 Gunner-W. H. Parkin, (act.).19 Mar. '84 (Commissioned at Sheerness, 1st May, 1884).
WIVERN, 4. Screw
Iron Turret Ship, Armour-plated. 2,750 (1899) Tons. 1,450 (350) H.P. Chief Engineer-John Hobbs..15 Sept. '83 Gunner-R Gardner..
29 Aug. '85 Carpenter-Wm. Condy 15 May '85
(Borne in "Victor Emanuel.")
ZEPHYR, 4. Screw Composite Gun-Boat.
438 (308) Tons. 530 (60) H.P. Lieut. and Com.-C. K. Hope.15 Sept. '83 Lieut.-(N)
(N) F. C. T. Jones ...16 Sept. '84 (In lieu of a Sub-Lieutenant (N).) Sub-Lieut.-F. H. Peyton ...16 Sept. '84 (In lieu of a Sub-Lieut.) Paym.-J. W. Chaster........ 15 Sept. '83 (In lieu of an A. P. in charge.) Surgeon-William M. Lory ...15 Sept. '83 Engineer--W. S. Stribling ...11 July '83 Gunner-E. H. Purkis 15 Sept. '83
(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 12th December, 1883).