Name | Rattler (1862) | Explanation | |
Type | Sloop (1862: Corvette) | ||
Launched | 18 March 1862 | ||
Hull | Wooden | Length | 195 feet |
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 950 tons | ||
Displacement | 1280 tons | ||
Guns | 17 | ||
Fate | 1868 | Last in commission | 1868 |
Class | Camelion | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/387 | ||
Career | |||
Date | Event | ||
18 March 1862 | Launched at Deptford Dockyard. | ||
4 July 1862 - 13 July 1864 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness) by Commander Edward Henry Howard, China | ||
16 February 1864 - 8 March 1867 | Commanded by Commander John Whitmarsh Webb, China | ||
8 March 1867 - 25 April 1868 | Commanded by Commander John Thomlinson Swann, China (untill Swann died) | ||
(September 1868) - 24 September 1868 | Commanded by Commander Henry Frederick Stephenson, China, until wrecked on north coast of Yesso (modern Hokkaido), Japan (struck an unknown reef, all saved) | ||
31 December 1868 | Paid off (that is to say, her books were closed). |