Originally ordered on 19 February 1844[3] as a Constance class 50-gun sailing frigate to a 2,126bm Sir William Symonds design. She was reordered on 4 April 1851 as a screw frigate to the Surveyor's Department design.[2]
Her John Penn and Sons engines were especially well regarded, featuring a shut off valve to prevent steam loss in case of damage. She was fitted with a 18 ft (5.5 m) diameter two-bladed Griffiths' propeller and bunkers for 342 tons of coal.[1]
Construction and serviceedit
The Liffey and other frigates of the 1869–70 Flying Squadron on the River Derwent, Tasmania
The ship was laid down at Devonport Dockyard on 12 July 1854 and launched 6 May 1856. Liffey was commissioned in November 1858 at Portsmouth for the Channel Squadron. In May 1868 she escorted the Prince and Princess of Wales (the later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) to Denmark.[2]
By the time she was part of the 1869–70 Flying Squadron the ship was also fitted with a "Keyham's Donkey" for pumping seawater to and from the boilers, to fight fires and flooding, and could also be fitted to the engines of her steam launch.[1] She joined the squadron at Madeira on 18 June 1869, completing a world cruise and arriving back at Plymouth Sound on 15 November 1870.[4]
On 26 March 1877 she went into Devonport to be fitted out as a store ship for the Pacific Station, emerging on 23 March 1878 and costing £20,802.[5] She had her machinery removed, spars and rigging reduced, ballasted with coal and only a few guns left on the upper deck. On passage to Madeira on 16 June 1878 she saved the crew of a burning German barque the Anita of Hamburg. After six weeks in the port of Valporaiso she sailed for Coquimbo, Chile, in company with the new iron frigate Shah and Pacific Station flagship ironclad Triumph, unsurprisingly losing in a sailing race against the Shah after losing a man overboard who was retrieved after being set upon by an albatross.[6]
Liffey recommissioned at Coquimbo, on 17 November 1878, replacing the old store ship Nereus. Here her crew played football with foreign sailors, a sport otherwise unknown in Chile, the practice leading to the formation of the first Chilean football club Coquimbo Unido in 1894.[7] She remained a harbour ship for the rest of career. In November 1902 the Admiralty decided they no longer needed a store ship at the south of the Pacific Station,[8] and she was sold there as a hulk in April 1903,[2] her guns transferred to another British ship.
Acquired by the English nitrate company Buchanan, Jones & Cia., she was towed to Mejillones in 1906. Liffey was sold again 1924 to MacAuliffee Shipping Co. to serve as a chata for coal, stores and accommodation for English employees. She served until 1937 when she was broken up for her teak timber. Her ship's wheel was saved and taken to Santiago, where in 1975 it existed as a garden feature on the Avenida Lyon.[9] The Museo Marítimo Nacional preserves part of the cannons that she carried as ballast, and in 2013 it received as a donation the head of her figurehead.[10]
In 2017 it was reported that her sunken remains had been found in the bay of Mejillones by divers working with the Museo de Mejillones. The keel, and parts of her frames, stern and stem were found.[7]
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"El Mercurio de Antofagasta, 31 August 2017". Antofagasta, Chile. 2017.
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January 01, 1970
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Liffey HMS Liffey was the name ship of five Liffey class of 51 gun wooden screw frigates of the Royal Navy She was launched on 6 May 1856 at Devonport Dockyard Plymouth 2 History United Kingdom NameHMS Liffey Cost 135 774 Launched6 May 1856 Devonport Commissioned1 November 1858 Decommissioned17 March 1903 paid off as store ship FateSold April 1903 at Coquimbo broken up 1937 General characteristics Class and typeLiffey class frigate Displacement3 915 tons Tons burthen2 667 bm Length285 ft 87 m length overall 235 ft 0 in 71 63 m gundeck 203 ft 10 in 62 13 m keel Beam50 ft 1 5 in 15 278 m Draught13 ft 7 in 4 14 m Depth of hold18 ft 4 5 in 5 601 m Installed power600 nominal horsepower 1 905 ihp 1 421 kW Propulsion2 cyl trunked horizontal single expansion Single screw Sail planFull rigged ship Speed11 1 kn 20 6 km h under steam Complement560 Armament1858 Main deck 30 8 inch 65 cwt Smoothbore muzzle loading shell Upper deck 20 32 pounder 56 cwt Smoothbore muzzle loading 1 68 pounder gun 65 cwt Smoothbore muzzle loading on pivot By 1870 1 Main deck 4 7 inch 6 1 2 ton muzzle loading rifles 20 8 inch 65 cwt smoothbore muzzle loading shell Upper deck 6 64 pounder muzzle loading rifles Boat and field 2 12 pounder Armstrong rifled breech loading boat guns 1 9 pounder Armstrong rifled breech loading boat gun 1 12 pounder Armstrong field gun 1 old brass practice gun 1878 reduced to 6 upper deck guns Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and service 3 Footnotes 4 ReferencesDesign and description editOriginally ordered on 19 February 1844 3 as a Constance class 50 gun sailing frigate to a 2 126bm Sir William Symonds design She was reordered on 4 April 1851 as a screw frigate to the Surveyor s Department design 2 Her John Penn and Sons engines were especially well regarded featuring a shut off valve to prevent steam loss in case of damage She was fitted with a 18 ft 5 5 m diameter two bladed Griffiths propeller and bunkers for 342 tons of coal 1 Construction and service edit nbsp The Liffey and other frigates of the 1869 70 Flying Squadron on the River Derwent Tasmania The ship was laid down at Devonport Dockyard on 12 July 1854 and launched 6 May 1856 Liffey was commissioned in November 1858 at Portsmouth for the Channel Squadron In May 1868 she escorted the Prince and Princess of Wales the later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to Denmark 2 By the time she was part of the 1869 70 Flying Squadron the ship was also fitted with a Keyham s Donkey for pumping seawater to and from the boilers to fight fires and flooding and could also be fitted to the engines of her steam launch 1 She joined the squadron at Madeira on 18 June 1869 completing a world cruise and arriving back at Plymouth Sound on 15 November 1870 4 On 26 March 1877 she went into Devonport to be fitted out as a store ship for the Pacific Station emerging on 23 March 1878 and costing 20 802 5 She had her machinery removed spars and rigging reduced ballasted with coal and only a few guns left on the upper deck On passage to Madeira on 16 June 1878 she saved the crew of a burning German barque the Anita of Hamburg After six weeks in the port of Valporaiso she sailed for Coquimbo Chile in company with the new iron frigate Shah and Pacific Station flagship ironclad Triumph unsurprisingly losing in a sailing race against the Shah after losing a man overboard who was retrieved after being set upon by an albatross 6 Liffey recommissioned at Coquimbo on 17 November 1878 replacing the old store ship Nereus Here her crew played football with foreign sailors a sport otherwise unknown in Chile the practice leading to the formation of the first Chilean football club Coquimbo Unido in 1894 7 She remained a harbour ship for the rest of career In November 1902 the Admiralty decided they no longer needed a store ship at the south of the Pacific Station 8 and she was sold there as a hulk in April 1903 2 her guns transferred to another British ship Acquired by the English nitrate company Buchanan Jones amp Cia she was towed to Mejillones in 1906 Liffey was sold again 1924 to MacAuliffee Shipping Co to serve as a chata for coal stores and accommodation for English employees She served until 1937 when she was broken up for her teak timber Her ship s wheel was saved and taken to Santiago where in 1975 it existed as a garden feature on the Avenida Lyon 9 The Museo Maritimo Nacional preserves part of the cannons that she carried as ballast and in 2013 it received as a donation the head of her figurehead 10 In 2017 it was reported that her sunken remains had been found in the bay of Mejillones by divers working with the Museo de Mejillones The keel and parts of her frames stern and stem were found 7 Footnotes edit a b c Collins p 146 a b c d Winfield p 114 Winfield p 108 The Flying Detached Squadrons of 1869 1882 Retrieved 22 October 2020 House of Commons p 70 Kennedy p 202 6 a b El Mercurio de Antofagasta 31 August 2017 p 26 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36930 London 20 November 1902 p 10 La Liffey y otras chatas PDF Retrieved 22 October 2020 Museo Maritimo Nacional p 119References editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Chesneau Roger Kolesnik Eugene M eds 1979 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 8317 0302 4 Winfield Rif 2014 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817 1863 Design Construction Careers and Fates Barnsley Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 84832 169 4 House of Commons ed 1879 Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons Volume 47 Great Britain Parliament Collins H 1870 The Japan Weekly Mail Volume 1 Yokohama a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Kennedy Vice Admiral Sir William K C B 1900 Hurrah for the life of a sailor Fifty years in the Royal Navy Edinburgh and London William Blackwood and Sons a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link El Mercurio de Antofagasta 31 August 2017 Antofagasta Chile 2017 Museo Maritimo Nacional 2013 ARTICULOS DE INTERES Museo Maritimo Nacional Anuario 2013 Region de Valparaiso Chile a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Liffey 1856 amp oldid 1223137654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
