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Extracts from the log of HMS Apollo for the period 19 January 1851 - 20 August 1851
Sources: ADM 53/3598, 24 September 1850 - 14 April 1851; ADM 53/3599, 15 April 1851 - 20 August 1851.Sheerness - Plymouth - Queenstown - Gibraltar - Corfu - Malta - Gibraltar - Port Royal, Jamaica - Montego Bay - Halifax - Spithead - Dover - Sheerness - Chatham.
As will be apparent from these extracts, Apollo was a troopship. She was built during the Napoleonic war as a 5th rate frigate, and converted to a troopship in 1838. She had been in commission for two years when Dr Loney joined her in Sheerness.
Here is a complete list of officers serving during the commission of 22 December 1848 - 20 Aug 1851 (from the ship's muster book). The ship carried a Surgeon and an Assistant Surgeon during almost the whole commission.
| 1851 | ||
| 19 Jan | Sun | Moored at Sheerness |
| 17 Feb | Mon | Running for the Queens Channel |
| 20 Feb | Thu | Single anchor in the Downs |
| 21 Feb | Fri | Weighed and made all plain sail |
| 22 Feb | Sat | At single anchor at Spithead |
| 23 Feb | Sun | Running through the Needles |
| 24 Feb | Mon | At single anchor in Plymouth Sound |
| 26 Feb | Wed | Running out of the Sound |
| 27 Feb | Thu | Moored in Outer Anchorage, Queenstown [present Cobh, Cork, Ireland]. |
| 1 Mar | Sat | Steamer came alongside with Troops baggage. Employed hoisting in and stowing baggage. Embarked 3 officers, 82 men of the Baggage Guard. |
| 3 Mar | Mon | Embarked 13 officers, 23 NC [non-commissioned] officers, 379 men, 33 women, 40 children of H. Majesty's 92 Highlanders. |
| 5 Mar | Wed | Weighed and made all sail to Top Galt sails |
| 7 Mar | Fri | 48.7 °N 9.3 °W |
| 12 Mar | Wed | At single anchor in Gibraltar Bay |
| 14 Mar | Fri | 36.52 °N 0.16 °W |
| 21 Mar | Fri | 35.30 °N 16.22 °E |
| 22 Mar | Sat | a.m. 8: Departed this life Margt. Hannah, child of Private Alexr. Grenadier Company, 92nd Highlanders. 38.16 °N 18.52 °E p.m. 5.30: Mustered at Quarters. Committed the body of the deceased to the deep. [Photocopy of this page] |
| 23 Mar | Sun | a.m. 2: Set mainsail and tacked. Set foresail. In Royals & hove to off the island of Pasco [Paxoi, south of Corfu] 5: Wore and made all plain sail on the Starbd Tack. 8.30: Exchanged signals with "Growler". Wore round on Port Tack. Set Mainsail. Passed the "Java" with H.M. 36th Regt on board. 10: Mustered by Divisions and performed Devine Service. 11.30: Squared yards and set Starbd Studdingsails. p.m. 1.30: In Starbd Studdingsails. Trimmed and set Port Top and Top Gallt. Studdingsails. 2.40: In Studdingsails 3.30: Shortened sail and came to with BB [Best Bower = starboard bow anchor] in 15 fthms. Veered 40 fthms. East end of Vias NE, East end of Citadel ??. Furled sails. Health boat came alongside and placed the ship in quarantine in consequence of a case of Small Pox having taken place on board. Moored ship with 100 fms on SB [Small Bower = port bow anchor]; and 50 fms on BB, Found lying here H.M. Ships "Albion", "Ganges", Hercules and "Frolic". Received on board two guardians sent by the Health Authorities. Midnight |
| 29 Mar | Sat | The health officers came on board and gave pratique. Employed hoisting out baggage. Disembarked troops. |
| 4 Apr | Fri | Employed in taking in and stowing away the baggage of the 16th Regt. |
| 5 Apr | Sat | Embarked 9 officers, 4 ladies, 8 officers children, 401 noncommissioned officers and men, 22 women and children of the 16th Regt. |
| 6 Apr | Sun | Running though South Channel |
| 11 Apr | Fri | Running for Malta Harbour... Shackled Stbd. cable to the buoy. |
| 12 Apr | Sat | a.m. 8.40: HMSV [Her Majesty's Steam Vessel] Triton took ship in tow. Slipped from the buoy and proceeded out of Malta Harbour 9.20: Triton cast off. Made sail to Top Gt. sails |
| 17 Apr | Thu | 38.4 °N 5.7 °E |
| 25 Apr | Fri | 36.2 °N 4.48 °W |
| 27 Apr | Sun | Moored in Gibraltar Bay |
| 2 May | Fri | a.m. 6: Weighed. HMSV Janus took the ship in tow. Proceeded out of Gibraltar Bay. p.m. 7.40: Janus cast off. |
| 9 May | Fri | 29.42 °N 24.21 °W |
| 16 May | Fri | 25.9 °N 35.28 °W |
| 23 May | Fri | 22.11 °N 43.18°W |
| 30 May | Fri | 17.17 °N 59.31 °W |
| 31 May | Sat | English Harbour [Antigua, Leeward islands], NW 5 miles |
| 6 Jun | Fri | 17.6 °N 73.6 °W |
| 8 Jun | Sun | At single anchor, Port Royal, Jamaica |
| 10 Jun | Tue | Employed hoisting in and storing away provisions |
| 11 Jun | Wed | Carpenter repairing womans water closet |
| 12 Jun | Thu | a.m. 2: HMS vessel "Albion" came alongside for troops p.m. 3.30: Albion came alongside with HM 97th Regt onboard. Embarked __ officers, __ soldiers, __ women, __ children [these gaps not filled in!] |
| 16 Jun | Mon | Made all plain sail |
| 18 Jun | Wed | At single anchor, Montego Bay [Jamaica] |
| 20 Jun | Fri | Weighed and made all plain sail |
| 27 Jun | Fri | 24.36 °N 80.00 °W |
| 4 Jul | Fri | 40.46 °N 66.25 °W |
| 6 Jul | Sun | At single anchor off Dock Yard [Halifax] |
| 8 Jul | Tue | Disembarked the 97th Royals |
| 15 Jul | Tue | Embarked H.M. 1st Royals, 18 officers, 461 men, 43 women, 34 children. |
| 16 Jul | Wed | Weighed and made all plain sail |
| 18 Jul | Fri | 43.50 °N 55.21 °W |
| 25 Jul | Fri | 46.15 °N 29.50 °W |
| 31 Jul | Thu | At single anchor at Spithead |
| 1 Aug | Fri | Weighed and taken in tow by "Echo" steam tug. Proceeded into Portsmouth harbour... Disembarked H.M. 1st Royal Regt. |
| 4 Aug | Mon | Taken in tow by the "Echo" |
| 6 Aug | Wed | a.m. 4: Split the jib. p.m. 6: Split mainsail. Unbent and bent new mainsail. Set it. Reefed in the courses. |
| 7 Aug | Thu | Anchored at Dover |
| 8 Aug | Fri | Working up Channel |
| 9 Aug | Sat | At single anchor, Sheerness |
| 10 Aug | Sun | Weighed and proceeded to Chatham |
| 12 Aug | Tue | Lashed alongside sheer hulk |
| 20 Aug | Wed | Pay clerks came onboard. Paid ships company their wages. Put ship out of Commission. [Signed] Benjamin Simpson, Master |
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