332
CHINA SQUADRON.
SAPPHIRE, 12.
Screw Corvette.
LINNET, 5. Double-screw Composite
Gun-Vessel.
756 Tons. 1,050 H.P. Commander-Wm. Marrack...31 Oct. '85 Lieut.—Ed. P. Powell.......... 1 Nov. '85 do. (N) W. O. Thurburn. 1 Nov. '85 do. C. G. F. M. Cradock. 1 Nov. '85 Paymaster-Wm. J. Hubbard. 1 Nov. '85 Chief Eng.-N. Meaden............ 1 Nov. '85 Surgeon-J. H. Whelan, M.D. 1 Nov. '85 Gunner-B. H. Birch...
1 Nov. '85 (Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 7th January, 1886.)
MERLIN, 4. Screw Composite Gun-Boat.
430 (295) Tons.
430 (60) H.P.
Lieut. and Com.-William M.
Maturin..
4 July '85 Sub-Lieut.-A. H. Freeman... 3 May '86 do. (N) E. G. H Gamble.26 Apr. '86 Surg.-G.H H. Symonds, M.B. 26 Apr. '86 Assist. Paym. in charge-R.
H. Clark
26 Apr. '86
Engineer-R. J. Norman
.26 Apr. '86
Gunner-T. M. Major.
28 Apr. '86
(Re-commissioned at Hongkong,
27th July, 1886.)
MIDGE, 4. Double-screw Composite
Gun-Vessel.
603 (464) Tons. 470 (120) H.P. Commander-H. J. Robilliard..25 Jan. '86 Lieut.-(N) F. A. S. Farewell.15 Sept. '83 do. -H. W. Meredith ......11 Dec. '83 do. Henry Adair ...25 June '85 Paymaster-Chas. Farwell ...15 Sept. '83 Chief Eng.--John Kimber ...24 Aug. '83 Surgeon-C. F. Newland ..15 Sept. '83 Gunner-Wm. E. Panley... 15 Sept. '83 (Commissioned at Hongkong, 11th December, 1883).
RAMBLER, 3. Screw Composite Gun-Vessel.
835 Tons. 690 H.P. Surveying Service.
Commander-Wm. U. Moore.12 Sept. '85 Lieutenant-A. F. Balfour ...11 Nov. '84 do. -H. E. P. Cust...11 Nov. '84 do. --C. H. Simpson...11 Nov. '84 do. -J. F. Parry ......11 Nov. '84 Paymaster-H. Dawson 11 Nov. '84 Chief Engineer-W. E. Beal.., 1 Oct. '84 Sub-Lieut.-C. H. A. Gleig...11 Nov. '84 Surg.-P. W. Bassett-Smith .11 Nov. '84 Boatswain-J. W. McCauley ..31 Jan. '85 (Commissioned at Chatham, Nov. 11,1884.)
1,970 (1,405) Tons. 2,360 (350) H.P. Captain R. G. Kinahan
Lieut.-C. Lang
16 July '84
.26 Apr. '86
A. T. Shaen Carter ...26 Apr. '86
do.
do.
(N) A. S. Mills
do.
-(G) G. E. Patey
do.
-P. J. Elliott
...17 Sept. '86
......
8 June '86
26 Apr. '86
(In lieu of a Sub-Lieutenant.) Chaplain and Nav. Instr.-Rev.
J. E. S. Mason, B.A. ..... 28 July '86 Staff-Surg.-Wm. H. Patter-
son
26 Apr. '86 Paymaster-Henry Marsh ...26 Apr. '86 Staff Eng.-A. T. V. Foster...21 Dec. '85 Sub-Lieut.-E. C. Hogg ......27 July '86 Assist.Paym.-
Assist. Eng.-B. J. R. Guise...26 Apr. '86 Gunner-J. Saunders
26 Apr. '86
26 Apr. '86
26 Apr. '86
1 May '86
Boatswain-T. C. Chubb Carpenter R. Harvey
Midshipman-A. Kirke
do.
-F. M. Leake..... 1 May '86 do. -H. L. P. Heard 1 May '86 (Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 27th July, 1886.)
SATELLITE, 8. S. Composite Corvette 1,420 Tons. 1,400 H.P.
Captain-A. H. Alington...
Lieut.-G. F. S. Knowling
do.
(N) H. Savile
12 Dec. '84
...26 Apr. '86
1 Aug. '85 26 Apr. '86.
do. —H. J. D. Laxton Staff Surg.-Ed. W. Luther ..26 Apr. '86 Paymaster-John J. A. Sloan.26 Apr. '86 Engineer-R. B. Priston Gunner-H. Fitzmaurice Boatswain-R. Hicks
26 Apr. '86
26 Apr. '86
26 Apr. '86
Carpenter-Thos. H. Smith...26 Apr. '86
Clerk-E. A. Bremner.
26 Apr. '86
(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 28th
July, 1886.)
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. -E. L. Lowdell ... ...13 Feb. '84 Staff Surgeon-John Wood....24 June '84 Paymaster W. J. Nash ......21 June '84 Chief Eng.-Thos. Hughes ...24 June '84 Gunner-Jas. Allen ......21 June '84 (Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 15th August, 1884)