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721:—sent to keep the peace and protect Britain's interests in Samoa—joined the competing squadrons of the Imperial German and United States navies at Apia. The harbour there was primitive, small and nearly surrounded by reefs. Perhaps fit for four ships, the anchorage held seven warships and six merchant vessels on 14 March.
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s escape; the excellence of the engines and the dedication of the crew, who kept the power plant in operation for many hours during the ordeal; the seamanship of
Captain Kane and officers; their bravery in slipping their anchor and facing the storm, trusting only in their ship and themselves; and the
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at sea the next two days. Re-entering the harbour on 19 March to search for the missing anchors, the crew discovered that all the other ships—twelve in all—had been wrecked or sunk, and nearly every crew had been diminished by the loss of men killed by the storm. Unable to find the anchor amidst the
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increased in ferocity over the next two days. Rain fell in sheets, cutting visibility. Winds of 70 to 100 knots (130–185 km/h, 80-115 mph) blew directly into the anchorage, trapping the ships in the V-shaped harbour. The harbour bottom was scoured by currents and anchors lost their
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and retained that name until sold in 1951. When finally scrapped in 1953, the steering wheel was presented to the government of
Western Samoa. The mahogany panelling from the officers' wardroom was reclaimed in 1953 and now forms the wings to the 18th century organ in the west gallery of
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was extended to protect them; the metal plating of the hull was timber-cased and coppered below the waterline. The only armour was a 1.5-inch (38-mm) armoured deck covering the machinery spaces, but coal bunkers along the sides gave some protection to the machinery spaces.
706:. The United States had nearly completed establishing control over its territories on the North American continent, leading American ambitions to stretch beyond its shores. The squadron was at Samoa to assert US interests in the Pacific and to watch the Germans.
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British Empire was the largest on Earth, and Britain protected that empire and its trade routes with the world's largest navy. Great Britain assumed the role of peacekeeper on the world's oceans, and the Royal Navy was the instrument by which the
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purchase. Operating their engines at full speed to resist the wind and waves, ships nevertheless dragged their anchors and were inexorably driven landward. Vessels collided and were thrown on the reefs or ashore, and some sank. By 09:00 on the 16th,
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as it slipped past. The
British ship's drive for the open sea was called by the American commander on the scene "one of the grandest sights a seaman or anyone else ever saw; the lives of 250 souls depended on the hazardous adventure."
814:; to starboard were other warships. There was only a narrow opening between the vessels to one side and the ground to the other. Hemmed in by these obstacles and with the rudder at times within 6 feet (2 m) of the reef,
748:, sufficient for 15 knots (28 km/h) in calmer waters. In spite of this titanic effort, the ship was barely able to make headway against the winds and the seas in the harbour, and anchor cables began to part.
458:. Part of a long line of cruiser classes built for protecting trade routes and colonial police work, they were the last two sailing corvettes built for the Royal Navy. Corvettes had been built of iron since the
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was a sailing corvette—the last such ship built for the Royal Navy—but supplemented the full sail rig with a powerful engine. Steel was used for the hull, and like the earlier iron-hulled corvettes,
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used steel. Corvettes were designed to operate across the vast distances of
Britain's maritime empire and could not rely on dry docks for maintenance. Since iron and steel hulls were subject to
737:, although still riding at anchor, had been hit by one ship and narrowly missed by another, and Captain Kane decided to attempt to escape. To relieve the strain on the five anchor cables,
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manoeuvred while still attached to the anchor cables, which began to give way. When
Captain Kane saw an opening, he slipped the anchors and drove forward. Avoiding the helpless
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bow and stern alternately rose and plunged into the incoming waves; the propeller at times was spinning in air, requiring a careful hand on the throttle to keep the shaft from
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the "Starboard bow quarter view" on this page, which shows yards on the mizzen. A full-rigged ship has square sails on the mizzenmast, while a barque has fore-and-aft sails.
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was appointed in command on 20 December 1902, serving as such throughout 1903. From
February to April 1903 she was on a training cruise in the Mediterranean, visiting
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s diving outfit to the US Navy to assist it in salvage, and received in return boats from the wrecked
American ships to replace the boats which had been stripped from
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was known for "one of the most famous episodes of seamanship in the 19th century", when the vessel was the only ship present to avoid being sunk or stranded in the
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from
February to April in 1900, and again in March 1901, and March 1902. During the summer of 1902 it was employed on a training cruise in home waters, visiting
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to destruction. Green seas were boarding the vessel and running the length of the deck. There were ten men on the wheel and more below handling
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The name "Calliope" also lives on in the Royal Navy. In 1951 the ship's successor as training ship on the Tyne took that name, and now the
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returned to service on the
Australian station after repairs were complete. At the end of 1889 it was recalled to the United Kingdom.
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was kept. The global reach of the Royal Navy included the western Pacific Ocean, patrolled by the Australia Station. In 1887 Captain
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of the United Kingdom which served from 1887 until 1951. Exemplifying the transitional nature of the late Victorian navy,
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s boilers were producing maximum pressure; the engines were being worked "red hot", and the propeller was making 74
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in Samoa, where German agents had fomented rebellion against the indigenous government. They were countered there by the
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wreckage, and his ship having sustained significant damage, Captain Kane decided to return to Australia. He turned over
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before completion. It was activated on 25 January 1887, when the vessel was placed in commission for the
534:(3,000 kW). This was 50% more powerful than the predecessor class, which gave the corvette one more
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The three German and the three American warships were wrecked, as were all six merchant ships. Paine,
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Captain Kane then took his ship to Sydney, where they received a hero's welcome. The narrowness of
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was placed in reserve and remained there for the next seven years. In June 1897 it was present at
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was sent north to watch over a looming diplomatic crisis and potential military confrontation in
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on the tiller to assist in maintaining control of the rudder. Taking two hours to travel four
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was cased with timber and coppered below the waterline, in the same manner as wooden ships.
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was returned to reserve and promptly stricken from the effective list. It was laid up at
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screw, and enabled the vessel to reach a speed of 13¾ knots, or 14¾ knots with
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The Cruise of H.M.S. "Calliope" in China, Australian and East African Waters 1887–1890
1929:"Ships Nearly All New; Only Four of the 21 Battleships in the Jubilee Display of 1887"
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686:, had newfound imperial ambitions that stretched beyond Europe. It had shared in the
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928:. He was cited by the Admiralty for his "nerve and decisions", given the command of
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2234:. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. 2007 . Archived from
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likely varied during the ship's career. Published sources say Calliope has a
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2603:"Glory for the Squadron: HMS Calliope in the Great Hurricane at Samoa 1889"
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666:' competition for colonies in the last decades of the 19th century. The
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of speed, a difference that would be crucial in the disaster that made
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gives a total of 20); the difference appears to lie in whether small
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2453:. Ipswich: W.S. Cowell, Ltd. for HM Stationery Office. p. 39.
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Osbon, G. A. (1963). "Passing of the Steam and Sail Corvette: the
2395:. Naval Historical Center (now Naval History and Heritage Command)
1314:"Relic of HMS Calliope in Museum Recalls Epic of South Sea Storms"
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also was occasionally used as a training cruiser, and toured the
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A photograph taken at Spithead in the same month and year shows
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class in armament; they were also slightly longer, had a deeper
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690:, and in the 1880s looked to the Pacific as well. Ships of its
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Comprehensive website of descendant of a petty officer of HMS
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Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War
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had moved only about 2400 feet (740 m) in two hours.
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After the Storm: True Stories of Disaster and Recovery at Sea
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and could not easily be cleaned, the established practice of
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2342:
Online Library of Selected Images: Ships of the British Navy
2201:. Ray Woodward (illustrator). New York: Arco Publishing Co.
1089:, and in 1906 was listed for sale for a time. The next year
841:. The crew of the helpless and doomed American ship cheered
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Paine, Lincoln P. (2000). "Warships of the World to 1900".
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was not launched until 1884, and was placed in reserve at
2556:. Camden, MN: International Marine/McGraw-Hill. pp.
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laid up at Portsmouth in a partially dismantled state.
2051:. No. 36926. London. 15 November 1902. p. 12.
1618:, a number consistent with Paine's total at page 29 of
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respect and encouragement given to them by the crew of
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4,000 nmi (7,400 km) @ 10-knot (19 km/h)
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A Footnote to History, Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa
2081:. No. 36951. London. 15 December 1902. p. 6.
2066:. No. 36946. London. 9 December 1902. p. 10.
2096:. No. 36979. London. 16 January 1903. p. 8.
2036:. No. 36918. London. 6 November 1902. p. 9.
1976:. No. 36047. London. 24 January 1900. p. 7.
2732:
List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
2006:. No. 36717. London. 17 March 1902. p. 10.
1624:. Other sources give even higher numbers, (Lind, in
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s fore yard-arm passed over the American's deck. As
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was well-suited to distant cruising service for the
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The Metal Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy 1860–1970
1991:. No. 36391. London. 1 March 1901. p. 11.
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1760:(2002), p. 96; Account of Captain Kane, quoted in
2531:Warships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia
2021:. No. 36763. London. 9 May 1902. p. 10.
1173:itself bears the title and honours the memory of
589:falling into the "third-class cruiser" category.
324:BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mark II 26 calibre guns
2746:
788:Memorial tablet to Henry Pearson (died 1936) in
1252:A cable is one-tenth of a nautical mile; hence
1227:and square sails on the mizzenmast. Archibald,
412:in 1889. After retirement from active service,
2283:CALLIOPE 60.30 1884 Steel screw corvette (HMS)
760:for 27 April 1889; artist's conception of HMS
523:between the 6-inch guns, and six quick-firing
2770:Victorian-era corvettes of the United Kingdom
1896:"Commanding Officers, 1778–1900, HMS Victory"
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1339:
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1207:rig, and some photographs show a barque rig.
495:differed from their nine predecessors of the
2775:Victorian-era cruisers of the United Kingdom
2669:in port and in dock, and activities on deck.
2362:"Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15–16 March 1889"
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2146:The History of Christ Church, North Shields
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724:The barometer began to fall that day and a
2179:, Royal Navy (retrieved 23 February 2012).
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2610:Journal of the Australian Naval Institute
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1437:The Metal Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy
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1415:The Metal Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy
1371:The Metal Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy
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1229:The Metal Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy
1002:used as seagoing training ship for boys.
643:to the Pacific. At first assigned to the
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1859:Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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920:Captain Kane was made Companion of the
359:: 1.5 in (38 mm) over engines
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2467:Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif (2004),
2413:"Report of Rear-Admiral L.A. Kimberly"
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1231:(1970), p. 49; J.S. Virtue & Co.,
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2092:"Naval & Military intelligence".
2077:"Naval & Military intelligence".
2062:"Naval & Military intelligence".
2047:"Naval & Military intelligence".
2032:"Naval & Military intelligence".
2017:"Naval & Military intelligence".
2002:"Naval & Military intelligence".
1972:"Naval & Military intelligence".
935:in 1892, and in 1897 was promoted to
837:rolled to port, the yard lifted over
289:(25.5 km/h) powered; 14.75
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2338:"HMS Calliope (Corvette, 1884–1951)"
2322:. Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute.
2317:
764:being cheered on by the crew of USS
517:5-inch (127.0 mm) breechloaders
509:6-inch (152.4 mm) breechloaders
434:Calypso-class corvette § Design
269:steam engine, driving a single screw
1987:"Naval and Military intelligence".
1905:, The National Museum, Royal Navy;
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1446:
1219:(2002), p. 96. Other images show a
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2281:in the search field and selecting
1861:(2009). Retrieved 1 February 2010.
1143:between 1915 and 1931, and became
968:Arriving back home in early 1890,
670:, invigorated by its victory over
542:famous. The engine drove a single
515:fore and aft on each side, twelve
238:19 ft 11 in (6.1 m)
230:44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
14:
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2309:Evans, Arthur Cornwallis (1890).
1916:. 31 December 1897. p. 7854.
1312:Burgess, Robert (30 March 1952).
1081:Relieved of tender duty in 1905,
662:This crisis had its roots in the
420:until 1951, when it was sold for
87:Hull: £82,000; machinery: £38,000
2601:Wilson, Graham (May–July 1996).
2222:. Portsmouth: J. Griffin and Co.
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717:In March 1889, the new corvette
611:Starboard quarterdeck, while at
550:. The vessel nevertheless was a
52:
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2232:An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
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454:class of corvettes designed by
2533:. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
2514:10.1080/00253359.1963.10657732
2432:Lind, L.J (30 December 1974).
2110:photograph from 1905–06 shows
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1395:Lyon (1980), pp. 21–22, 35–40.
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1034:. Later that year she visited
849:Making for the harbour mouth,
330:BL 5-inch (127.0 mm) guns
265:4-cylinder compound-expansion
1:
2651:. 27 May 2007. Archived from
2506:Society for Nautical Research
2313:. Portsmouth: Griffin and Co.
1621:Warships of the World to 1900
1511:Warships of the World to 1900
1295:
1268:Warships of the World to 1900
1213:Warships of the World to 1900
1137:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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926:1891 Queen's Birthday Honours
2470:The Sail and Steam Navy List
2297:(Rev. ed.) London: Chatham.
2248:. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
1880:. 30 May 1891. p. 2921.
1857:(sidebar: "The best coal"),
1844:. 7 June 1889. p. 3114.
1821:Wilson (1996), p. 54; Lind,
1215:(2000), p. 29; Rousmaniere,
1164:Christ Church, North Shields
1122:Christ Church, North Shields
822:, he approached the sinking
569:Although laid down in 1881,
7:
1579:Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1404:Osbon (1963), pp. 196, 206.
1384:Steam, Steel, and Torpedoes
1286:Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1153:was paid off in the 1930s,
772:escapes from Apia Harbour.
10:
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2548:Rousmaniere, John (2002).
2451:Steam, Steel and Torpedoes
2434:"The Epic of HMS Calliope"
2257:Historic Photograph Record
2193:Archibald, E.H.H. (1971).
2186:
1918:Retrieved 1 February 2010.
1626:"The Epic of HMS Calliope"
1318:Daily Press (Newport News)
1038:and the Spanish cities of
792:, with a reference to HMS
622:Alexander Turnbull Library
596:
431:
219:235 ft (71.6 m)
151:(June 1915 – October 1931)
18:
2760:Ships built in Portsmouth
2710:
2688:
2649:"Calypso Class Corvettes"
1940:. 27 June 1897. p. 2
1680:Wilson (1996), pp. 52–53.
1562:Wilson (1996), pp. 51–52.
1457:Naval Historical Center,
1426:Osbon (1963), pp. 207–08.
964:in Northumberland c. 1920
552:fully rigged sailing ship
183:
45:
30:
2261:National Maritime Museum
2240:(A. H. McLintock, ed.).
2108:National Maritime Museum
1823:The Epic of HMS Calliope
1701:29 February 2008 at the
1553:; Lyon (1980), pp. 7–12.
1183:
507:was completed with four
184:General characteristics
2755:Calypso-class corvettes
2576:Stevenson, Robert Louis
2294:Ships of the Royal Navy
2175:14 October 2012 at the
2170:Tyneside – HMS Calliope
2144:Scott, Michael (1996).
2129:Ships of the Royal Navy
1630:coastal trading vessels
1523:Winfield (2004), p. 265
1345:Winfield (2004), p. 273
1131:became a drill ship at
826:, coming so close that
757:Illustrated London News
428:Design and construction
378:(later classified as a
2780:First Samoan Civil War
2474:. Chatham Publishing.
2291:; Warlow, Ben (2006)
2216:Brassey, T.A. (1896).
1855:"Coal and Coal Mining"
1671:(2002), pp. 94–95, 97.
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998:, an older and larger
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781:
746:revolutions per minute
714:
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593:Service with the fleet
79:HM Dockyard Portsmouth
16:Calypso-class corvette
2318:Gray, J.A.C. (1960).
2253:"Calliope 60.30 1884"
1783:Wilson (1996), p. 53.
1615:A Footnote to History
1603:Wilson (1996), p. 51.
1496:Osbon (1963), p. 207.
1468:13 April 2010 at the
1439:(1970), p. 49; Gray,
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157:(October 1931 – 1951)
2449:Lyon, David (1980).
1901:21 July 2021 at the
1774:Wilson (1996), p. 53
1237:, 3rd class cruiser"
790:Winchester Cathedral
532:indicated horsepower
469:s and the preceding
342:Gardner machine guns
2665:Photographs of HMS
2393:Events of the 1880s
2366:Events of the 1880s
2238:on 11 January 2012.
2116:Calliope 60.30 1884
1960:Calliope 60.30 1884
1733:"Samoan Hurricane".
1171:shore establishment
1133:Newcastle upon Tyne
1127:On 29 October 1907
1120:in organ casing at
991:became a tender to
981:Review of the Fleet
776:actually passed to
728:began to form. The
676:Franco-Prussian War
618:De Maus Collection,
380:third-class cruiser
2655:on 10 October 2008
2389:"Samoan Hurricane"
2267:on 30 October 2007
1937:The New York Times
1913:The London Gazette
1877:The London Gazette
1841:The London Gazette
1722:(2002), pp. 96–97.
1658:(2002), pp. 93–94.
1645:(1960), pp. 88–89.
1594:(2002), pp. 88–91.
1147:. After the newer
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1097:for a new career.
1095:North East England
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798:
782:
715:
704:United States Navy
688:division of Africa
626:
167:"Hurricane Jumper"
2740:
2739:
2629:"Samoa Hurricane"
2411:(19 March 1889).
2303:978-1-86176-281-8
2285:from the results.
2246:978-0-478-18451-8
1533:Massie, Robert K.
1166:, Tyne and Wear.
1056:Douglas Nicholson
987:. That same year
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127:Commissioned
103:24 June 1884
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2659:29 February
2616:(2): 51–54.
2508:: 193–208.
2271:18 February
2131:(2006), p.
1944:15 December
1908:"No. 26924"
1872:"No. 26167"
1836:"No. 25943"
1435:Archibald,
1413:Archibald,
1369:Archibald,
1012:Campbeltown
995:Northampton
680:unification
678:and by its
443:sister ship
285:13.75
251:4,023
164:Nickname(s)
2765:1884 ships
2749:Categories
2592:1 February
2494:Classes".
2440:1 February
2423:1 February
2376:1 February
2352:1 February
2228:"Calliope"
2127:Colledge,
1694:Kimberly,
1575:"Calliope"
1296:References
1282:"Calliope"
1087:Portsmouth
1044:Vilagarcía
1028:Lyme Regis
1020:Portishead
949:In reserve
851:Calliope's
780:port side.
682:under the
597:See also:
575:Portsmouth
544:feathering
478:biofouling
384:Royal Navy
309:Complement
277:Barque rig
262:Propulsion
2522:0025-3359
2472:1815–1889
2148:, p. 23.
2094:The Times
2079:The Times
2064:The Times
2049:The Times
2034:The Times
2019:The Times
2004:The Times
1989:The Times
1974:The Times
1357:, p. 262.
1211:, Paine,
1201:sail plan
1175:HMS
1076:Arosa Bay
1072:Barcelona
1068:Cartagena
1036:Gibraltar
1024:Dartmouth
993:HMS
930:HMS
809:USS
802:USS
778:Trenton's
564:Victorian
521:broadside
382:) of the
274:Sail plan
248:6 boilers
210:long tons
175:Sold for
119:Completed
92:Laid down
2701:Calliope
2667:Calliope
2642:Calliope
2578:(1892).
2492:Calliope
2279:Calliope
2173:Archived
2112:Calliope
1952:Calliope
1899:Archived
1699:Archived
1696:"Report"
1545:, 1991.
1466:Archived
1461:Calliope
1254:Calliope
1241:see also
1235:Calliope
1221:ship rig
1177:Calliope
1159:Calliope
1150:Calliope
1135:for the
1129:Calliope
1118:wardroom
1111:Calliope
1091:Calliope
1083:Calliope
1032:Guernsey
1004:Calliope
989:Calliope
985:Spithead
970:Calliope
958:Calliope
943:Calliope
915:Calliope
910:famous.
908:Calliope
896:Calliope
889:Calliope
882:Calliope
877:Calliope
867:Calliope
843:Calliope
835:Calliope
828:Calliope
820:Vandalia
816:Calliope
804:Vandalia
794:Calliope
774:Calliope
770:Calliope
762:Calliope
739:Calliope
735:Calliope
719:Calliope
653:Calliope
641:Calliope
583:Calliope
571:Calliope
556:Calliope
540:Calliope
513:sponsons
505:Calliope
493:Calliope
439:Calliope
422:breaking
414:Calliope
398:Calliope
392:Calliope
388:Calliope
368:Calliope
317:Armament
199:corvette
177:breaking
155:Calliope
100:Launched
70:Calliope
39:Calliope
2694:Calypso
2680:Calypso
2634:12 July
2187:Sources
1508:Paine,
1223:, with
1155:Helicon
1145:Helicon
1052:Menorca
932:Victory
906:; made
904:Trenton
839:Trenton
824:Trenton
811:Trenton
766:Trenton
702:of the
674:in the
587:Calypso
562:at its
501:draught
489:Calypso
467:Calypso
452:Calypso
447:Calypso
374:Calypso
235:Draught
194:Calypso
149:Helicon
143:Renamed
76:Builder
46:History
2564:
2558:87–106
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1792:Gray,
1641:Gray,
1549:
1382:Lyon,
1205:barque
1064:Malaga
1046:, and
1040:Ferrol
863:cables
672:France
566:peak.
461:Volage
371:was a
353:Armour
216:Length
208:2,770
196:-class
2719:class
2717:Comus
2606:(PDF)
2488:Comus
1932:(PDF)
1459:"HMS
1233:"HMS
1225:yards
1184:Notes
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1048:Mahón
962:Blyth
899:'
885:'
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657:Samoa
639:took
497:Comus
474:class
472:Comus
463:class
410:Samoa
334:6 QF
328:12 ×
301:Range
282:Speed
111:Lady
2661:2008
2636:2013
2594:2010
2562:ISBN
2535:ISBN
2518:ISSN
2490:and
2476:ISBN
2455:ISBN
2442:2010
2425:2010
2401:2017
2378:2010
2354:2010
2324:ISBN
2299:ISBN
2273:2008
2242:ISBN
2203:ISBN
2150:ISBN
1946:2008
1547:ISBN
1326:2021
1209:E.g.
1199:The
1074:and
1060:Vigo
1030:and
807:and
696:Apia
601:and
585:and
536:knot
491:and
441:and
406:Apia
366:HMS
357:Deck
322:4 ×
227:Beam
179:1951
172:Fate
84:Cost
68:HMS
65:Name
37:HMS
2510:doi
1050:on
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