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Early Royal Navy and Other Naval Warships Stationed or Visiting on the British Columbia Coast or on the RN Pacific Station 1778 to 1939

Compiled by John M. MacFarlane and Christopher Cole 2018

• 1778- HMS Discovery (I);
• 1790- ;
• 1791- HMS Chatham; HMS Daedalus (I); HMS Discovery (II);
• 1792- HMS Chatham; HMS Daedalus (I); HMS Discovery (II);
• 1793- HMS Chatham; HMS Daedalus (I); HMS Discovery (II);
• 1794- HMS Chatham; HMS Daedalus (I); HMS Discovery (II);
• 1795- ;
• 1796- HMS Providence;
• 1797- HMS Providence;
• 1813- HMS Racoon;
• 1818- HMS Blossom;
• 1829- ;
• 1836- ;
• 1837- HMS Sulphur; HMS Starling;
• 1838- ;
• 1839- HMS Sulphur; HMS Starling;
• 1840- ;
• 1841- ;
• 1842- ;
• 1843- ;
• 1844- HMS Modeste;
• 1845- HMS Modeste; HMS America;
• 1846- HMS Modeste; HMS Pandora; HMS Herald; HMS Cormorant (I); HMS Fisgard;
• 1847- HMS Modeste; HMS Herald;
• 1848- HMS Constance (I); HMS Herald; HMS Pandora;
• 1849- HMS Inconstant; HMS Champion (I);
• 1850- HMS Driver; HMS Daedalus (II);
• 1851- HMS Portland; HMS Daphne (I); HMS Virago; HMS Daedalus (II);
• 1852- HMS Portland; HMS Thetis; HMS Virago; HMS Daedalus (II);
• 1853- HMS Portland; HMS Trincomalee; HMS Thetis; HMS Virago; HMS Daedalus (II);
• 1854- HMS Virago; HMS Cockatrice; HMS President; HMS Pique;
• 1855- HMS Virago; HMS Brisk; HMS Dido; HMS Satellite (I); President; HMS Monarch; HMS Dido;
• 1856- HMS Satellite (I); HMS Monarch;
• 1857- HMS Satellite (I); HMS Plumper; HMS Monarch;
• 1858- HMS Satellite (I); HMS Plumper; HMS Calypso; HMS Amethyst (I); HMS Havannah; HMS Ganges;
• 1859- HMS Satellite (I); HMS Plumper; HMS Calypso; HMS Tribune; HMS Ganges; HMS Pylades;
• 1860- HMS Satellite (I); HMS Plumper; HMS Alert; HMS Pylades; HMS Grappler; HMS Ganges; HMS Forward;
• 1861- HMS Hecate; HMS Plumper; HMS Alert; HMS Bacchante; HMS Devastation; HMS Pylades; HMS Grappler; HMS Forward;
• 1862- HMS Hecate; HMS Sutlej; HMS Bacchante; HMS Devastation; HMS Grappler; HMS Forward; HMS Charybdis;
• 1863- HMS Beaver; HMS Bacchante; HMS Devastation; HMS Grappler; HMS Forward; HMS Charybdis;
• 1864- HMS Tribune; HMS Clio; HMS Columbine; HMS Devastation; HMS Grappler; HMS Forward; HMS Charybdis;
• 1865- HMS Columbine; HMS Clio; HMS Grappler; HMS Forward; HMS Charybdis;
• 1866- HMS Columbine; HMS Clio; HMS Sparrowhawk (I); HMS Scout; HMS Forward;
• 1867- HMS Malacca; HMS Clio; HMS Scout; HMS Alert; HMS Scout; HMS Sparrowhawk (I); HMS Shearwater (I); HMS Grappler; HMS Forward;
• 1868- HMS Scout; HMS Sparrowhawk (I); HMS Clio; HMS Grappler; HMS Forward; HMS Chanticleer; HMS Charybdis; HMS Cameleon;
• 1869- HMS Boxer; HMS Sparrowhawk (I); HMS Satellite (I); HMS Pylades; HMS Forward; HMS Charybdis; (Other warships of note: IFN L’Astree; IFN La Mothe Pique;)
• 1870- HMS Boxer; HMS Sparrowhawk (I); HMS Cameleon; HMS Pylades; HMS Charybdis; (The Flying Squadron visiting: HMS Liverpool); HMS Liffey; HMS Endymion; HMS Phoebe; Pearl;
• 1871- HMS Boxer; HMS Scylla; HMS Scout; HMS Fisgard; HMS Fawn; HMS Cameleon; HMS Zealous; HMS Sparrowhawk (I); HMS Pylades; HMS Charybdis; (
• 1872- HMS Boxer; HMS Scylla; HMS Scout; HMS Fisgard; HMS Fawn; HMS Cameleon;
• 1873- HMS Boxer; HMS Scylla; HMS Scout; HMS Fisgard; HMS Fawn; HMS Cameleon; HMS Repulse; HMS Reindeer; HMS Tenedos; HMS Myrmidon;
• 1874- HMS Boxer; HMS Rocket; HMS Fisgard; HMS Fawn;
• 1875- HMS Amethyst (II); HMS Rocket; HMS Daring; HMS Shannon; HMS Fantome;
• 1876- HMS Shah; HMS Rocket; HMS Daring; (Other warships of note: IRNS Kreyzer); HMS Fantome;
• 1877- HMS Shah; HMS Opal; HMS Amethyst (II); HMS Rocket; HMS Daring; HMS Osprey; HMS Fantome;
• 1878- HMS Turquoise; HMS Amethyst (II); HMS Rocket; HMS Daring; HMS Osprey; HMS Fantome;
• 1879- HMS Turquoise; HMS Amphion; HMS Triumph; HMS Rocket; HMS Gannet; HMS Osprey;
• 1880- HMS Turquoise; HMS Amphion; HMS Triumph; HMS Rocket; HMS Gannet; HMS Osprey;
• 1881- HMS Triumph; HMS Champion (II); HMS Rocket; HMS Gannet; HMS Kingfisher;
• 1882- HMS Triumph; HMS Champion (II); HMS Comus; HMS Rocket; HMS Kingfisher; HMS Gannet;
• 1883- HMS Sappho; HMS Comus; HMS Kingfisher; HMS Heroine; HMS Gannet; HMS Constance (II);
• 1884- HMS Satellite (II); HMS Kingfisher; HMS Heroine; HMS Constance (II);
• 1885- HMS Triumph; HMS Trincomalee; HMS Satellite (II); HMS Heroine; Torpedo Boat 39; Torpedo Boat 40; HMS Constance (II);
• 1886- HMS Triumph; HMS Trincomalee; HMS Hyacinth; HMS Heroine; HMS Cormorant (II); HMS Conquest; HMS Caroline;
• 1887- HMS Trincomalee; HMS Triumph; HMS Hyacinth; HMS Cormorant (II); HMS Conquest
• 1888- HMS Pheasant; HMS Trincomalee; HMS Hyacinth; HMS Cormorant (II); HMS Conquest; HMS Espiegle;
• 1889- HMS Amphion; HMS Champion (II); HMS Swiftsure; HMS Acorn; HMS Icarus; HMS Daphne (II); HMS Cormorant (II); HMS Conquest; HMS Espiegle; ; HMS Arethusa (visit)?; ;
• 1890- HMS Amphion; HMS Champion (II); HMS Warspite; HMS Daphne (II); HMS Espiegle;
• 1891- HMS Warspite; HMS Champion (II); HMS Nymphe; HMS Garnet; HMS Daphne (II); HMS Espiegle;
• 1892- HMS Warspite; HMS Champion (II); HMS Melpomene; HMS Daphne; HMS Nymphe; HMS Garnet; HMS Daphne (II);
• 1893- HMS Royal Arthur; HMS Champion (II); HMS Warspite; HMS Hyacinth; HMS Garnet;
• 1894- HMS Royal Arthur; HMS Satellite (II); HMS Hyacinth; HMS Champion (II); HMS Garnet;
• 1895- HMS Royal Arthur; HMS Satellite (II); HMS Hyacinth; HMS Champion (II);
• 1896- HMS Royal Arthur; HMS Satellite (II); HMS Imperieuse; HMS Icarus; HMS Comus;
• 1897- HMS Imperieuse; HMS Sparrowhawk; HMS Virago; HMS Icarus; HMS Satellite (II); HMS Comus;
• 1898- HMS Imperieuse; HMS Egeria; HMS Sparrowhawk (II); HMS Virago; HMS Icarus;
• 1899- HMS Imperieuse; HMS Egeria; HMS Sparrowhawk (II); HMS Virago; HMS Icarus; HMS Warspite;
• 1900- HMS Egeria; HMS Sparrowhawk (II); HMS Virago; HMS Icarus; HMS Arethusa; HMS Condor; HMS Warspite;;
• 1901- HMS Egeria; HMS Sparrowhawk (II); HMS Virago; HMS Icarus; HMS Amphion; HMS Condor; HMS Phaeton
• 1902- HMS Egeria; HMS Sparrowhawk (II); HMS Amphion; HMS Grafton; HMS Warspite; HMS Shearwater (II); HMS Icarus;
• 1903- HMS Egeria; HMS Sparrowhawk (II); HMS Amphion; HMS Bonaventure; HMS Grafton; HMS Flora; HMS Shearwater (II);
• 1904- HMS Egeria; HMS Bonaventure; HMS Grafton; HMS Flora; HMS Amphion; HMS Algerine; HMS Shearwater (II);
• 1905- HMS Egeria; HMS Bonaventure; HMS Algerine; HMS Shearwater (II); HMS Flora;
• 1906- HMS Shearwater (II); (Other warships of note: SMS Panther)
• 1907- HMS Shearwater (II); HMS Monmouth;
• 1908- HMS Shearwater (II); HMS Algerine;
• 1909- HMS Shearwater (II); HMS Algerine; (Other warships of note: USS Whipple;)
• 1910- HMS Shearwater (II); HMS Algerine;
• 1911- ;
• 1912- HMS Shearwater;
• 1913- HMS New Zealand; HMS Algerine; HMS Shearwater;
• 1914- HMS Newcastle; maybe HMS Kent?;(Other warships of note: IJNS Idzumo;)
• 1915- maybe HMS Newcastle?; (Other warships of note: IJNS Asama; IJNS Idzumo;)
• 1916- HMS Lancaster; maybe HMS Newcastle?; (Other warships of note: IJNS Idzumo;)
• 1917- HMS Lancaster; maybe HMS Newcastle?; (Other warships of note: IJNS Idzumo; IJNS Towika; IJNS Yakumo; IJNS Iwate; IJNS Nishin;)
• 1918- HMS Lancaster; maybe HMS Newcastle?; (Other warships of note: IJNS Kirishima;)
• 1919- HMS New Zealand;
• 1920-
• 1921- HMS Raleigh;(Other warships of note: USS Tennessee; U.S.S. Mercy; U.S.S. New York; U.S.S. Bailey; U.S.S Thornton; U.S.S. Morris; U.S.S. Tingly; U.S.S. Sucasey; U.S.S. Meade;)
• 1922- HMS Capetown;
• 1923- ; (Other warships of note: USS Henderson)
• 1924- HMS Hood; HMS Repulse; HMS Delhi; HMS Dauntless; HMS Danae; HMS Dragon; (Other warships of note: HMAS Adelaide;)
• 1925- HMS Capetown; (Other warships of note: I.J.N.S. Idzumo; I.J.N.S. Yakumo)
• 1926- HMS Curlew;
• 1927- HMS Colombo;
• 1928- HMS Durban;
• 1929-
• 1930- HMS Dauntless;
• 1931- HMS Dragon;
• 1932- ;
• 1933- HMS Dragon; (Other warships of note: USS Constitution)
• 1934- HMS Dane; HMS Norfolk;
• 1935- ;(Other warships of note: Jeanne d’Arc; Karlsruhe)
• 1936- ;
• 1937- ; (Other warships of note: USS Phelps)
• 1938- ;
• 1939- ;

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MacFarlane, John M. and Christopher Cole (Compilers) (2018) Early Royal Navy and Other Naval Warships Stationed or Visiting on the British Columbia Coast or on the RN Pacific Station 1778 to 1939. Nauticapedia.ca 2018. http://nauticapedia.ca/Articles/Naval_Ships_Oncoast.php

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