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| Name | Fly (1867) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Launched | 20 December 1867 | ||
| Hull | Composite | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 464 tons | ||
| Displacement | 603 tons | ||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1887 | ||
| Class | Beacon | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/180 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 14 December 1868 - 1869 | Commanded by Commander Hugh Horatio Knocker, west coast of Africa (until Knocker died) | ||
| 9 February 1870 - 12 February 1873 | Commanded by Commander Thomas Tyacke Phillips, North America and West Indies | ||
| 13 February 1873 - 9 July 1873 | Commanded by Captain Thomas Tyacke Phillips, North America and West Indies | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Ma 13 December 1869 | Her Majesty’s ships in Simon’s Bay were the screw steam corvette Rattlesnake, 17, Commodore William M. Dowell, C.B., and the receiving ship Seringapatam. The screw steam corvette Juno, 6, Captain Edward Hardinge, left for England October 25. The Rattlesnake was to leave about the middle of November for the West Coast. At Ascension the Flora, 10, Commander Kirby; the double screw composite gun-vessel Lynx, 4, Commander James W. East; and the iron screw steam storeship Industry, 2, Commander Robert L. Cleveland. The Lynx had lately returned from the Niger expedition, and was unable to proceed on any service, so many of her crew being in the hospital. Most of them were doing well, but others would have to be invalided. The Lynx would remain at Ascension for the arrival of the Commodore, and then probably proceed to tho Cape. Her Majesty’s ship Sirius, 6, Captain Miller, and the double-screw composite gun-vessel Growler, 4, Captain Seymour, were in the Bight of Benin. The double-screw composite gun-vessel Fly, 4, was on the South Coast. Commander Boyer having been obliged to go to Ascension for hospital treatment, Lientenant Charles J. Hives was in charge. The screw steam gun-vessel Myrmidon, 4. Acting Commander Henry H. Alleyne,was on her way to the Cape. | ||
| Tu 1 July 1873 | The Fly, 4, double screw composite gun vessel, Capt. Thomas T. Phillips, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Sunday morning from the North American and West Indian station, last from Bermuda, and will go into the harbour at Devonport to be dismantled and paid off into the fourth division of the Steam Reserve. | ||
| Th 18 January 1877 | Our Hongkong Correspondent writes under date the 14th of December last:— "Her Majesty's ships of war in harbour are the Audacious (flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Ryder), Fly, Growler, Nassau, Ringdove and Vigilant. The orders for the Ringdove to leave here on the 16th of December for England have been countermanded. She will now probably be paid off here, thoroughly repaired by the Naval-yard authorities and re-commissioned with the crew of the Lapwing, her present officers and crew returning to England in the troopship Himalaya. By last advances of the 30th of November, the Charybdis, Frolic, and Mosquito remained by the Lapwing at Chan-shan-tan Island. The weather continued fine, but the chances of getting her afloat were very much against her. The Curlew at Tien-tsin, remains there for the winter. The Growler, after a thorough repair to het boilers, has completed her stores, and proceeds to Amoy in the place of the Fly, ordered to remain in Hongkong. | ||
| Ma 4 October 1880 | China.— Letters have been received from the Commander-in-Chief in the Vigilant, at Yokohama, up to the 12th of August. Had arrived from Okosiri Island on the 12th of August. The Albatross, arriving at Nagasaki on the 11th of August, remains. The Comus arrived at Yokohama from Hongkong on the 30th of July, and remains. The Encounter, Senior Officer of the North China Division, was at Shanghai on the 21st of July. The Fly was on passage to Kobé. The Foxhound arrived at Hakodadi on the 3d of August. The Iron Duke left Okosiri Island for Hongkong on the 6th of August. The Lapwing returned to Tientsin from Cheefoo on the 9th of July and remains. The Lily was at Shanghai on the 21st of July; would relieve the Mosquito at Hankow. The Modeste would leave Yokohama to be docked at Nagasaki about the 19th of August. The Mosquito was at Hankow on the 3d of July; would be relieved by the Lily. Hongkong.— Letters received from the Commodore up to the 23d of August state that the Iron Duke arrived from Japan on the 18th of August, and was taken into Aberdeen Dock on the 20th; was undocked on the 20th of September. The Kestrel, en route to Singapore, was detained at Manilla until the 7th of August by bad weather. The Moorhen would be ready for sea by the 20th of September, and would proceed to Singapore to relieve the Kestrel. The Pegasus was at Hongkong for general service. The Sheldrake was at Foochow. The Swinger was at Amoy. | ||
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