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CHINA SQUADRON.

TWEED, 3. Double Screw Iron Gun-Boat.

363 Tons. 340 H.P.

(In Reserve).

Boatswain—J. M. Shea...

17 June'86

*(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-J. M. McQuhae.26 Apr. '86 Lieut.-A. E. McMurdo ......21 Jan. '85 Nav. Lieut.-G. S. Keigwin...25 Jan. '84 Lieut. Mar.-R. H. Montgo-

mery

11 May '86 Staff Surg.-T. J. Preston 2 Nov. '85 Staff Paym.-Thos. Mitchell..18 Aug, '85 Surg.-H. S. R. Sparrow...... 5 Sept. '86

do. A. G. Wildey...

1 Nov. '85 For duty with Marine Detachment Port Hamilton,

do. R. F. Bowie

do.

25 June '86

Assist. Paym.-Geo. Grant ...21 June '85 -H. A. Banon..22 June '86 Engineer-Alexander Kerr ...15 Aug. '84 Gunner-A. Smith

28 Apr. '86

The following Officers are borne for various

services. Lieut.-(T) 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

.31 Jan. '84

.16 Aug. '84

.14 Nov. '84

do. -John Fielder Boatswain-Albert Sanders ...16 Feb. '86

For Hongkong Yard.

Engineer-B. J. Barnes.....

26 Apr. '86

(For reventing heavy guns.)

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Chaplain-F. A. J. Gace, B.A.17 Sept. '84 For Hongkong Yard and Hospital.

WANDERER, 4. S. Composite Sloop. 925 Tons. 750 H.P.

Commander-O. Churchill

do.

do.

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1 May '84 Lieutenant-P. C. Dudgeon... 1 Aug. '84 -(N) F. Lancelot...23 Jan. '84 -F. H. Eagles... 1 May '84 -F. G. Eyre ......10 July '84 (In lieu of a Sub-Lieutenant.) Paymaster-R. O. Bray ...... 1 May '84 Chief Engineer-J. Leighton... 3 Feb. '83 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 (1,899) 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.-F. H. Peyton

16 Sept. '84 (In lieu of a Sub-Lieut.)

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(N) P. A. I. Lloyd ...30 June '86 (In lieu of a Sub-Lieutenant (N) ). Surgeon-William M. Lory ...15 Sept. '83 Assist. Paym. in charge-G. W. H.

1 Nov. '85

Maggs. Engineer--R. S. Hornsby ...26 Apr. '86 Gunner-E. H. Purkis ...... .15 Sept. '83 (Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 12th December, 1883).