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HMS Bulldog (1845)
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| Name | Bulldog | Explanation | |
| Type | 1st class sloop | ||
| Launched | 2 October 1845 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 1124 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 6 | ||
| Fate | 1865 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/68 | ||
| Note | 1865.10.23 burnt off Haiti | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 25 June 1846 | Commanded by Commander George Evan Davis, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| 3 May 1847 - 1850 | Commanded by Commander Astley Cooper Key, Mediterranean | ||
| 23 January 1854 | Commanded by Captain William King Hall, the Baltic during the Russian War | ||
| 19 February 1855 | Commanded by Commander Alexander Crombie Gordon, the Baltic during the Russian War | ||
| 3 December 1860 - 22 July 1862 | Commanded by Commander Henry Frederick McKillop, North America and West Indies | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 20 April 1850 | In Harbour. - The Victory, Excellent, Illustrious, Blenheim, Fanny, and Portsmouth tenders, the Echo tug, and the Locust steam-vessel. In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Penelope, Rapid, and Electra. In the Basin. - The Niger, Devastation, Fantome, Griffon, and Fairy. In the Steam Basin. - Termagant, Hecate, Victoria and Albert, Bulldog, Blazer, Flamer, Pike, Asp, and Elfin. | ||
| Tu 8 May 1855 | Her Majesty's sloop Lily, 12, Commander Sanderson, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the China and Australian stations, last from the Brazils. She was detached from the China squadron and left Singapore on the 18th of November, 1854, arrived at Port Phillip December 29, left on the 23d of January, arrived at Rio on the 10th of March last, and left on the 17th for Spithead. She brought golddust from Australia to the amount of 40,000l. sterling, on merchants' account. She met with strong westerly gales and in latitude 58·46 S. longitude 161·8 W. fell In with large icebergs, and was running among them for a fortnight; on coming upon them the barometer was observed to fall a great deal, accompanied by heavy snow-storms. She passed the Exodus, of Liverpool, about 300 miles S.W. of the Lizard, on the 28th ult., with loss of topmasts. When she left the Australian station Her Majesty's ships Calliope and Acheron were at Sydney, and the Fantome and Electra at Melbourne; the marines and seamen of the Electra had been landed on several occasions to act with the military in the late disturbances. The Electra had been to King's Island to rescue the crew of two merchant vessels wrecked there, and had saved 20,000l. in specie. The Lily has been five years and three months in commission, during which time she has circumnavigated the globe. She brought home Lieutenant Davis, on promotion from the Electra; Lieutenant Brock, on promotion from the Lily; Mr Howarth, mate, from the Electra; Mr. Tucker, clerk, from the Fantome; and Mr. Douglas, mate, from the Styx, to join the Bulldog. | ||
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