Directory_and_Chronicle_1892 — Page 904

H.B.M. SQUADRON IN CHINA & JAPAN

Vice Admiral-Sir Frederick W. Richards, K.C.B., Commander-in-chief...29 Nov. '90 Flag Lt.-D. R. L. Nicholson...29 Nov. '90 Secretary-John Carlisle ......29 Nov. '90

ALACRITY, 4. Twin Screw Despatch Vessel

1,700 Tons. 3,180 H.P. Commander-C. H. Adair...... 6 Dec. '89 Lieut. Charles H. Dundas ... 6 Dec. '89 Do. (N) William S. Bowman 6 Dec. '89 Paymaster-C. H. A. Ward ... 6 Dec. '89 (In lieu of an Assist. Paymaster in charge) Chief Engineer-J. Gardner... 6 Dec. Sub-Lieut.-

Surgeon-B. C. E. F. Gunn ... 6 Dec. Engineer-Richard W. Toman 6 Dec. Gunner-Thomas F. Carroll...19 Oct.

(Recommissioned at Hongkong, 18th February, 1890)

89

'89

'89 '88

ARCHER, 6. Twin Screw Cruiser, 3rd Class

1,770 Tons. 3,500 H.P. Commander-John Ferris......11 Dec. '88 Lieut.-(N) Arnot Henderson... 8 Nov. '88 Do. Robert H. J. Stewart 15 Oct. '89 Do. Thomas S. Gooch......11 Dec. '88 Staff Surgeon-S. T. O'Grady..11 Dec. '88 Paymaster-Thomas Guard ...11 Dec. '88 Staff Engineer--John Pitt...... 7 Dec. '85 Engineer-George Ramsay ...18 Oct. '86

Do. -Charles Banister ...10 Nov. '88 Gunner-(T) W. Brockman........22 May '86 Do. William J. Geddes ...11 Dec. '88

(In lieu of a Sub-Lieutenant) (Commissioned at Devonport, 11th December, 1888)

CAROLINE, 14. Screw Cruiser,

Third Class

1,420 Tons.

1.440 H.P.

Captain-W. R. Clutterbuck... 6 Dec. Lieut.-(c) Hugh Talbot 6 Dec. Do. -John H. S. Burder...... 6 Dec. Do. (N) Arthur L. Hughes-

Do.

'89

'89

'89

Hughes

12 June '89

Edmund R. Sanky......18 April '89

Lent to "Esk"

6 April '91

Lieut. Marine Artillery-de

Saumerez Dobrée Staff Surg.-Charles James 6 Dec. '89 Paymr.--W. C. A. J. Robinson 6 Dec. '89 Chief Engineer-C. Underhill 6 Dec. '89 Sub-Lieut.-E. E. D. Clarke... 13 Dec. '89 Lent to “Esk”

Do. -Robert H. Keate.....10 Oct. '91 Gunner-John Mahoney (b)...10 Dec. '89

...

6 Dec.

89

Boatswain-Ben. Thompson Carpenter-William Gould...... 6 Dec. '89 Clerk-Bernard H. Ward...... 3 April '91 (Recommissioned at Hongkong, 18th February, 1890)

Tender temporarily “Esk"

EGERIA, 4. Screw Surveying Vessel 940 Tons. 1,010 H.P. Commander-Arthur M. Field.16 July 90 Lieut.-William V. Howard ...11 Aug. '91 Do. (N) W. P. Dawson 6 Oct. '89 Do. -F. C. Learmonth ....17 Dec. '90 Do. -Ernest C. Hardy......

..... 16 April '91 Staff Surgeon-A. McKinlay... 6 Oct. '89 Paymaster-G. V. Rashleigh...27 Jan. '91 Chief Engineer-J. H. Walton. 6 Sept. '89 Gunner-Joseph Merrett ......10 Feb '90 (In lieu of a Sub-Lieutenant) Boatswain-Edward Lawler... 6 Oct. 89 (Recommissioned at Sydney, 10th December, 1889)

ESK, 3. Twin Screw Gunboat, Third Class. Coast Defence 363 Tons. 340 H.P.

Lieut. & Comdr.-A. H. Anson 8 Oct. 91 Lieut.-Edmund R. Sankey...

(Lent from "Caroline") Surgeon-Alfred M. Page ...... 8 Oct. 91. Sub-Lieut.-E. E. D. Clarke...

(Lent from "Caroline") Gunner-Wm. B. Mather ...... 8 Oct. 91 (Borne in "Caroline ")

FIREBRAND, 4. Screw Gunboat, Second Class

455 Tons. 460 H.P.

Lieut. & Comdr.-C. J. Baker..27 Jan. 91 Lieut.-(N) Edward Kelly ......29 Mar. 91 Sub-Lieut. Sidney R. Olivier.27 Jan. '91 Surgeon-John Grant, M.B. ...27 Jan. '91 Assist. Paymaster in charge

Henry de C. Ward

Engineer-F. A. Hellyer

Gunner-James Oliver

91

27 Jan. .31 Mar. '91

..27 Jan.

'91

(Recommissioned at Hongkong, 29th

March, 1891)

HYACINTH, 8. Screw Cruiser, Third Class

1,420 Tons. 1,190 H.P. Captain-Robert W. Craigie... 1 Feb. '89 Lieut.-Edward G. Shortland.. 1 Feb. '89 Do. --Selby H. B. Ash.........10 April '89 Do. Ivan G. Humphreys...29 May '91

}