For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royalist.
HMS Royalist was a Satellite-class composite screw sloop of the Royal Navy, built in 1883 and hulked as a depot ship in 1900. She was renamed Colleen in 1913, transferred to the Irish Free State in 1923 and broken up in 1950.
Royalist was ordered from Devonport Dockyard and laid down on 27 April 1881.[1] She was launched on 7 March 1883[2] and reclassified as a corvette in 1884 before being commissioned for the first time on 14 April 1886.[1]
She was built of an iron frame with wooden planking (hence "composite") and her class was unique in being the only wooden or composite ships of the Royal Navy to be fitted with an armoured deck. She was fitted with a horizontal compound-expansion steam engine by Maudslay, Sons and Field. This engine produced 1,470 indicated horsepower (1,096 kW) and drove a single screw. Masts and spars were provided for a barque rig.[1]
Although four of her sister ships were armed with two 6-inch and ten 5-inch breech-loading guns, Royalist, in common with Heroine and Hyacinth, received a homogenous outfit of eight BL 6-inch/100-pounder (81cwt) Mk II guns, complemented with a light gun and 4 machine guns.[3]
In September 1891, several Kalikoqu tribesmen killed a European trader operating on Uki Island named Fred Howard. In response, the Royalist launched a punitive expedition against the village responsible, killing several of the tribesmen who were involved in the murder along with burning the village and destroying several of its canoes.[6] On 27 May 1892, Captain Davis proclaimed the Gilbert Islands to be a British Protectorate.[4] On Tarawa, this proclamation averted a massacre of a local faction, the House of Auatubu, badly beaten in battle the day before by their enemies, the House of Teabike.[7]
During the Samoan civil unrest in 1899, she took part in operations with HMS Porpoise and HMS Tauranga.[2] She left the Australia Station in June 1899.[2] In February 1900 she was hulked and used for harbour service, she was renamed Colleen on 1 December 1913. The Antarctic explorer Tom Crean, who had been part of both Captain Scott's and Ernest Shackleton's expeditions, served in Colleen as a boatswain during the later years of World War I.
Irish service
Colleen was transferred to the Irish Free State on 19 February 1923[2] and broken up in 1950.
^"Satellite-class sloops at Battleships-Cruisers website". Retrieved 8 October 2010.
^ abThe proceedings of H.M.S. "Royalist", Captain E.H.M. Davis, R.N., May-August, 1892, in the Gilbert, Ellice and Marshall Islands.
^"Admiral Edward H M Davis (Biographical details)". The British Museum. 2019.
^Nolden, Sascha (29 March 2016). "Surveying in the South Pacific". National Library of New Zealand.
^A Pattern of Islands. Arthur Grimble. The Reprint Society, by arrangement with John Murray (publishers) Ltd., 1954. First published 1952. Pages 178-180.
References
Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN0-86777-348-0
Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Royalist HMS Royalist was a Satellite class composite screw sloop of the Royal Navy built in 1883 and hulked as a depot ship in 1900 She was renamed Colleen in 1913 transferred to the Irish Free State in 1923 and broken up in 1950 HMS Royalist anchored at Sydney c 1890 HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS RoyalistBuilderDevonport DockyardCost 52 134 hull 16 039 machinery 1 Laid down27 April 1881Launched7 March 1883Commissioned14 April 1886RenamedColleen on 1 December 1913FateDepot ship at Queenstown Ireland from 1900 Transferred to the Irish Free State on 19 February 1923 Irish Free StateNameColleenFateBroken up in 1950General characteristics 1 Class and typeSatellite class sloop corvette from 1884 Displacement1 420 tonsLength200 ft 61 m ppBeam38 ft 12 m Draught15 ft 9 in 4 80 m Installed power1 470 ihp 1 096 kW PropulsionSingle horizontal compound expansion steam engine Single screwSail planBarque riggedSpeed13 kn 24 km h RangeApproximately 6 000 nmi 11 000 km at 10 kn 19 km h Complement170 200Armament8 BL 6 inch 100 pounder 81cwt Mk II guns 1 light gun 4 machine gunsArmourInternal steel deck over machinery and magazines Contents 1 Construction 2 Royal Navy service 3 Irish service 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksConstruction EditRoyalist was ordered from Devonport Dockyard and laid down on 27 April 1881 1 She was launched on 7 March 1883 2 and reclassified as a corvette in 1884 before being commissioned for the first time on 14 April 1886 1 She was built of an iron frame with wooden planking hence composite and her class was unique in being the only wooden or composite ships of the Royal Navy to be fitted with an armoured deck She was fitted with a horizontal compound expansion steam engine by Maudslay Sons and Field This engine produced 1 470 indicated horsepower 1 096 kW and drove a single screw Masts and spars were provided for a barque rig 1 Although four of her sister ships were armed with two 6 inch and ten 5 inch breech loading guns Royalist in common with Heroine and Hyacinth received a homogenous outfit of eight BL 6 inch 100 pounder 81cwt Mk II guns complemented with a light gun and 4 machine guns 3 Royal Navy service EditInitially on service with the Cape of Good Hope Station she commenced service on the Australia Station in May 1888 2 Ships on the Australia Station were active in the Pacific in the management of the British Western Pacific Territories Under the command of Captain Edward Henry Meggs Davis Royalist conducted a survey in 1891 92 visiting Vanuatu and New Caledonia 10 December 1889 to 18 June 1891 Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands 18 June 1891 to 9 April 1892 and Gilbert Islands Marshall Islands and Ellice Islands 4 14 April 1892 to 30 August 1892 5 In September 1891 several Kalikoqu tribesmen killed a European trader operating on Uki Island named Fred Howard In response the Royalist launched a punitive expedition against the village responsible killing several of the tribesmen who were involved in the murder along with burning the village and destroying several of its canoes 6 On 27 May 1892 Captain Davis proclaimed the Gilbert Islands to be a British Protectorate 4 On Tarawa this proclamation averted a massacre of a local faction the House of Auatubu badly beaten in battle the day before by their enemies the House of Teabike 7 During the Samoan civil unrest in 1899 she took part in operations with HMS Porpoise and HMS Tauranga 2 She left the Australia Station in June 1899 2 In February 1900 she was hulked and used for harbour service she was renamed Colleen on 1 December 1913 The Antarctic explorer Tom Crean who had been part of both Captain Scott s and Ernest Shackleton s expeditions served in Colleen as a boatswain during the later years of World War I Irish service EditColleen was transferred to the Irish Free State on 19 February 1923 2 and broken up in 1950 Notes Edit a b c d e Winfield 2004 p 293 a b c d e Bastock 1988 p 110 Satellite class sloops at Battleships Cruisers website Retrieved 8 October 2010 a b The proceedings of H M S Royalist Captain E H M Davis R N May August 1892 in the Gilbert Ellice and Marshall Islands Admiral Edward H M Davis Biographical details The British Museum 2019 Nolden Sascha 29 March 2016 Surveying in the South Pacific National Library of New Zealand A Pattern of Islands Arthur Grimble The Reprint Society by arrangement with John Murray publishers Ltd 1954 First published 1952 Pages 178 180 References EditBastock John 1988 Ships on the Australia Station Child amp Associates Publishing Pty Ltd Frenchs Forest Australia ISBN 0 86777 348 0 Winfield R Lyon D 2004 The Sail and Steam Navy List All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 1889 London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 032 6 OCLC 52620555 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Royalist ship 1883 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Royalist 1883 amp oldid 1149688062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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