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| Name | Euphrates (1866) | Explanation | |
| Type | Troopship | ||
| Launched | 24 November 1866 | ||
| Hull | Iron | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 4173 tons | ||
| Displacement | 6211 tons | ||
| Guns | 3 | ||
| Fate | 1894 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/161 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 19 November 1866 | Commanded by Captain Montagu Buccleuch Dunn | ||
| 22 December 1868 - 14 January 1872 | Commanded by Captain Charles Thomas Curme | ||
| 15 January 1872 - 19 April 1875 | Commanded by Captain St George Caulfield D'Arcy-Irvine | ||
| 20 April 1875 - 22 April 1878 | Commanded by Captain William Henry Cuming | ||
| 23 April 1878 - 10 June 1880 | Commanded by Captain Charles James Brownrigg, troopship | ||
| 8 June 1880 - 10 August 1881 | Commanded by Captain Henry Hand | ||
| (9 September 1886) | Commanded by Captain Arthur Cecil Henry Paget | ||
| 22 August 1888 | Commanded by Captain John Robert Ebenezer Pattisson | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Tu 27 November 1877 | The Euphrates left Port Said on the 24th inst. for Malta and Portsmouth. Letters have been received from Commodore Sullivan, in the Active, in Simon's Bay, up to the 29th of October. The Industry would convey Mr. Stanley , the explorer, and his followers to Zanzibar. Letters have been received from Admiral Ryder, in the Audacious, at Hongkong, up to the 11th ult.; he would there await the arrival of his successor. The Sheldrake had returned from Ichang to Hankow. The Lily had gone from Nagasaki to Chinkiang. The Midge left on the 24th of September for Tientsin, where she will winter. The Frolic was still in dock at Shanghai, after collision. The Growler was ordered from the Dindings up to Hongkong, where she will be docked. The Vigilant had been docked. The health of the Squadron was satisfactory. | ||
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