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| Name | Ready (1872) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Launched | 24 September 1872 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 462 tons | ||
| Displacement | 610 tons | ||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1920 | ||
| Class | Frolic | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/390 | ||
| Note | 1894 tank vessel. 1916 = Drudge | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 23 July 1878 - 3 November 1882 | Commanded by Commander Herbert Holden Edwards, East Indies, and the Suez Canal in 1882, where he had charge of the seizure of the section between Port Said and Ismailia | ||
| October 1916 | Renamed Drudge | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 12 April 1873 | The new financial year opens with much work going on at Chatham Dockyard, there being no fewer than eight vessels now in hand, and more will be commenced during the year. The ships, of three classes, would form a good fleet by themselves; there are two powerful armour-plated vessels, a large iron unarmoured sloop, and several iron composite gun-vessels. Some have been just commenced, others are almost ready for service. The gun-vessel Ready is to be commissioned early next week, and the Ariel and the Zephyr, similar ships, will be shortly completed for sea; the Ariel has just tried her machinery, with satisfactory results. Messrs. Humphrey, Tennant, and Co., have supplied the engines for both these vessels. Two more gun-vessels, rather larger, have been commenced; one, the Albatross, is to be launched and completed for service this year; but the other, the Flying Fish, will only be advanced about a third. The great turret-ship Rupert is being completed in the river off the dockyard; there is much to be done to her, but as there are many hands employed on her, it is expected that in a few months she will be ready for her trial trip. The new armoured broadside ship Superb has been recently commenced. The Raleigh, wood-sheathed iron ship, is completing in the repairing basin of the Dockyard Extension. In addition to all the work involved in building or completing these ships, a number of men are now engaged in repairing the damaged turret, and making alterations on board the armour-plated ship Glatton, and in bringing forward the Beacon, a composite gun-vessel, for commission. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Sa 13 March 1880 | The following Information respecting the movements of Her Majesty's ships is supplied by the Admiralty The Goshawk arrived as Galway from Clifden on Thursday, having visited Innishark and Arran Islands and distributed meal. The Wye arrived at Gibraltar on the 10th inst.; would leave on the 11th inst. for Lisbon. Her Majesty's Indian troopship Crocodile left Malta yesterday for Portsmouth. From the East Indies.— The Ruby sailed on the 16th of February for Zanzibar. The Spartan was at Rangoon waiting relief by the Eclipse. The Wild Swan was at Port Blair, Andaman Islands; would leave tor Rangoon about the 4th of March. The Beacon was in dock at Bombay. The Ready was at Muscat, at disposal of Political Resident, Persian Gulf; the Vulture was at Bussorah, also at disposal of Resident, Persian Gulf. From the Cape of Good Hope. —The Dido arrived on the 11th February. The Comus left Ascension on the 25th of January and visited Tristan d'Acunha on the 6th of February, arrived at the Cape on the 14th of February, and would leave for Crozet Islands, St. Paul's, and China station on the 20th of February. | ||
| Ma 15 November 1880 | The following information respecting the movements of Her Majesty's ships is supplied by the Admiralty: — From Malta letters have been received from the Rear-Admiral Superintendent up to the 8th inst.; the Téméraire will be ready for sea the 27th inst.; and the Cygnet on the 20th inst.; the Invincible and Hecla are in port. Her Majesty's troopship Orontes left Port Said for England on the 12th inst. From the West Coast of Africa letters hive been received from the Senior Officer in the Dido, at Fernando Po, up to the 2d of October; had arrived from Bonny on the 1st of October, with the Firebrand in company, and would proceed to Ambas Bay, Batanga, and Cape Lopez, returning to Quitta via St Thomas. The Firebrand would relieve the Firefly at St. Paul de Loando. From the Cape of Good Hope intelligence has been received that the Commodore, in the Boadicea, was at Simon's Bay on the 14th inst. From the East Indies, letters have been received from the Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Gore Jones, C.B., in the Euryalus, was at Trincomalee up to the 12th of October. Was about to sail for Rangoon, and would be met there by the Eclipse and the Dryad. The Beacon was at Bussorah, the Ready was at Muscat, the Woodlark was at Karachi on the 6th October. The Ruby, the Dragon, and the Wild Swan, were on East Coast of Africa. The Seagull was at Aden, and would visit Jeddah shortly. The Philomel, coming to Aden from Seychelles, arrived there on the 20th October. Her Majesty's Indian troopship Serapis left Bombay for England on Saturday, the 13th inst. | ||
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