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| | The Cruise of The Flying Squadron
1869 � 1870
The Squadron
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| Rear Admiral G.T. Phipps Hornby
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All the ships of the Flying squadron were wooden side sailing vessels with auxiliary steam power.
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Frigates |
| HMS Liverpool |
Captain John.O. Hopkins |
35 guns |
| HMS Liffey |
Captain J.O. Johnson |
35 guns |
| HMS Endymion |
Captain Edward Lacy |
31 guns |
| HMS Bristol |
Captain F. Wilson |
31 guns |
| HMS Phoebe relieved HMS Bristol at Bahia |
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Corvettes |
| HMS Scylla |
Captain Frederick A Herbert |
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| HMS Barrosa |
Captain Robert Gibson |
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| HMS Pearl relieved by HMS Barrosa at Yokohama |
| HMS Charybdis relieved by HMS Scylla at Esquimalt Bay |
| HMS Satellite relieved by HMS Charybdis at Valparaiso |
| The Cruise of the Flying Squadron 1869/70 |
| Left |
Date |
Arrived |
Date |
Miles Travelled |
Days Taken |
Days Remained |
| England |
June 19th 1869 |
Madeira |
July 1st |
1455 |
12 |
1 |
| Madeira |
July 2nd |
Bahia |
August 2nd |
3876 |
31 |
2 |
| Bahia |
August 4th |
Rio de Janeiro |
August 16th |
1007 |
12 |
9 |
| Rio de Janeiro |
August 25th |
Montevideo |
September 6th |
1307 |
12 |
5 |
| Montevideo |
September 12th |
Cape of Good Hope |
October 1st |
3656 |
22 |
13 |
| Cape of Good Hope |
October 16th |
Melbourne |
November 20th |
6209 |
41 |
11 |
| Melbourne |
December 7th |
Sydney |
December 12th |
586 |
5 |
14 |
| Sydney |
December 26th |
Hobart Town |
January 2nd |
956 |
7 |
8 |
| Hobart Town |
January 10th |
Lyttleton |
January 19th |
1359 |
9 |
3 |
| Lyttleton |
January 22nd |
Wellington |
January 24th |
252 |
2 |
3 |
| Wellington |
January 27th |
Aukland |
February 2nd |
785 |
6 |
7 |
| Aukland |
February 9th |
Yokohama |
April 6th |
6077 |
56 |
8 |
| Yokohama |
April 14th |
Yeddo |
April 14th |
15 |
1 |
2 |
| Yeddo |
April 17th |
Yokohama |
April 17th |
15 |
1 |
2 |
| Yokohama |
April 19th |
Vancouver's Island |
May 15th |
4541 |
26 |
13 |
| Vancouver's Island |
May 28th |
Honolulu |
June 16th |
2560 |
19 |
7 |
| Honolulu |
June 23rd |
Valparaiso |
August 14th |
7166 |
52 |
14 |
| Valparaiso |
August 28th |
Bahia |
October 6th |
6200 |
39 |
3 |
| Bahia |
October 9th |
England |
November 15th 1870 |
5000 |
37 |
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Cruise of the Flying Squadron 1869-70
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Ships of the Squadron
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© Copyright Charles Fountain May 2002
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