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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 | ||
| 29 February 1884 - 31 May 1884 | Commanded by Captain Edmund St John Garforth | ||
| (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. | ||
| Tu 6 January 1880 | The following Information respecting the movements of Her Majesty’s ships is supplied by the Admiralty The Achilles arrived at Gibraltar on the 3d inst., would coal on the 5th, and leave for Lisbon on the 6th inst. The Orontes arrived at Port Said on the 3d inst. The Jumna arrived at Port Said on the 3d inst. The Euphrates arrived at Malta on the 1st inst., and sailed on the 2d for Port Said. The Comus arrived at Madeira on the 3d inst. and left on the 4th. The Albatross arrived at Aden on the 1st of January and proceeded. From the East Indies Station letters have been received from Rear-Admiral Gore Jones in the Vulture, at Bombay, up to the 15th of December. The Euryalus left on the 13th of December for Aden and Suez; she will be docked at Suez; Rear-Admiral Jones, having transferred his flag to the Vulture, remains at Bombay. The Ruby returned to Rangoon on the 14h of December from Maulmain; she will procced to Trincomalee and Bombay when relieved by the Spartan. The Wild Swan was at Rangoon. The Spartan left Trincomalee on the 8th of December for Rangoon to relieve the Ruby. The Dragon arrived at Zanzibar on the 1st of November, and left on the 12th of November for Johanna to relieve the Rifleman; she would call at Lindi, and then cruise near the Comoro Islands. The Vestal was at Mozambique on the 6th of November. The Rifleman was at Johanna on the 3d of November, would go to Zanzibar, and thence to Aden on her way to England. The Beacon was at Bahrein on the 6th of December. The Ready was at Muscat on the 7th of December. | ||
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