HMS Hannibal

HMS Hannibal (1854)

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Name	Hannibal (1854)	Explanation
Type	Second rate	Type	Two-decker
Launched	31 January 1854	Converted to screw	on the stocks
Hull	Wooden	Length	217 feet
Propulsion	Screw	Men	850
Builders measure	3136 tons
Displacement	4735 tons
Guns	91
Fate	1904	Last in commission	1861
Class		Class (as screw)	Princess Royal
Ships book	ADM 135/216
Career
Date	Event
31 January 1854	Launched at Deptford Dockyard.
18 March 1854 - 23 January 1855	Commanded (from commissioning) by Captain Frederick William Grey, commodore of the fleet conveying 10,000 French troops to the Öland Islands, then the Black Sea during the Russian War
25 January 1855 - 20 November 1856	Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain John Charles Dalrymple Hay, flagship of Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, Black Sea during the Russian War, then Mediterranean
1 February 1858 - 29 June 1858	Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Captain George Fowler Hastings, guard ship of Ordinary, Portsmouth
29 June 1858 - 29 April 1859	Commanded by Captain George Thomas Gordon, guard ship of Ordinary, Portsmouth (replaced by Asia)
29 April 1859 - 9 April 1860	Commanded by Captain Matthew Connolly, flagship of George Rodney Mundy, Mediterranean
30 March 1860 - 24 December 1861	Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain Arthur Farquhar, flagship of Rear-Admiral George Rodney Mundy, Mediterranean
6 February 1863 - 28 April 1863	Commanded by Commander Charles Thomas Curme, depot ship for seamen, Portsmouth, tender to Asia
1 April 1863 - 30 April 1863	Commanded by Captain John Seccombe, Portsmouth, depot ship for seamen (replaced by Duke of Wellington)
12 April 1904	Sold to Castle for breaking up at Charlton.
*Extracts from the Times* newspaper**
Date	Extract
Sa 12 June 1858	The three depot ships of the steam fleet in reserve at Portsmouth, Devonport, and Sheerness - the Hannibal, 91, Captain the Hon. G.F. Hastings, C.B.; the Exmouth, 91, Captain Robinson; and the Cressy, 81, Captain Halsted - are to form members of the Channel fleet, their steam reserve staff being turned over to sailing ships.
We 28 September 1859	The following is the distribution of the Mediterranean fleet at Malta:- Screw steamships of the Line.- The Marlborough, 131 (flagship of Vice-Admiral Fanshawe), on her way to Gibraltar, left Malta on the 15th of September; the Hannibal, 91 (flagship of Rear-Admiral Mundy), coast of Sicily; the Conqueror, 101, Gibraltar; the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, coast of Sicily; the Orion, 91, Gibraltar; the Princess Royal, 91, Gibraltar; the Renown, 91, Malta; the Victor Emmanuel, 91, Gibraltar; the Exmouth, 90, Naples; the London, 90, coast of Sicily; the Brunswick, 80, coast of Sicily; the Centurion, 80, Gibraltar; and the Cressy, 80, left Malta on the 5th of September. Steam Frigates.- The Euryalus, 51, Piraeus of Athens; the Liffey, 51, Piraeus of Athens; the Doris, 32, left Malta on the 13th of September; and the Terrible, 21, Naples. Steam Corvettes.- The Racoon, 22, Corfu; the Cadmus, 21, Malta; and the Vulture, 6, Morocco coast. Steam Sloops.- The Gannet, 11, Piraeus of Athens; the Argus, 6, Malta; the Intrepid, 6, Constantinople; the Recruit, 6, Malta; the Scourge, 6, Malta; the Assurance, 4, left Malta on the 31st of August; the Coquette, 4, Marseilles; the Lapwing, 4, Gibraltar; the Osprey, 4, Corfu; the Vigilant, 4, Venice; and the Wanderer, 4, Candia. Steam Gunboats.- The Growler, Gibraltar; and the Quail, Gibraltar. Steam Despatch-vessels.- The Banshee, 2, Malta; and the Caradoc, 2, Malta. Steam-tender.- The Boxer, 2, Malta. Steam Surveying-vessels.- The Medina, 4, Candia ; and the Tartarus, 4, Candia. Receiving-ship.- The Hibernia (flag of Rear-Admiral Codrington), Malta. Depot-ship.- The Africa, Gibraltar. Tugs.- The Hearty, Malta; and the Redpole, 2, Gibraltar. Sailing Gunboats.- The Azof, 2, Malta; and the Kertch, 2, Malta.

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