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'''HMS ''Opal''''' was an [[Emerald class corvetyte|''Emerald'' class]] [[Corvette (ship)|corvette]] of the [[Royal Navy]], laid down as '''HMS ''Magicienne''''' and built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] and launched on 9 March 1875.<ref name="Bastock">Bastock, p.87.</ref>
'''HMS ''Opal''''' was an {{sclass|Emerald|corvette|1}} of the [[Royal Navy]], laid down as ''Magicienne'' by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] and launched on 9 March 1875.<ref name="Bastock">Bastock, p. 87.</ref>


She was completed with an armament of 14 64-pounder MLR guns (2 on bow and stern chasers, mounted on centre-line swivelling slides, and 12 on broadside slide mountings) and initially commenced service on the [[Pacific Station]], and while on passage in 1876 hit a rock in the [[Strait of Magellan]]. She was damaged and repairs were undertaken at [[Esquimalt]].<ref name="Bastock"/> She returned to England in 1880 for refit, in which her broadside armament was reduced by 2 guns and she was re-rigged as a barque. She sailed for service on the [[Cape of Good Hope Station|Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station]] in 1883, before commencing service on the [[Australia Station]] in 1885.<ref name="Bastock"/> She returned to England in 1890 and was placed into reserve. She was sold for breaking up at Sheerness in August 1892.<ref name="Bastock"/>
She was completed with an armament of 14 muzzle-loading 64-pounder rifled guns (2 as bow and stern chasers mounted on centre-line swivelling slides, and 12 on broadside slide mountings) and initially commenced service on the [[Pacific Station]], and while on passage in 1876 hit a rock in the [[Strait of Magellan]]. She was damaged and repairs were undertaken at [[Esquimalt]].<ref name="Bastock"/> She returned to England in 1880 for refit, in which her broadside armament was reduced by 2 guns and she was re-rigged as a [[barque]].<ref name="Bastock"/>

She sailed for service on the [[Cape of Good Hope Station|Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station]] in 1883.<ref name="Bastock"/> En route she arrived at [[Limbe, Cameroon]] on 19 July 1884, she was carrying the British Consul for the Bights of [[Bight of Benin|Benin]] and [[Bight of Biafra|Biafra]], Edward Hyde Hewett on his mission to claim the Victoria area (the Cameroon) for Britain. He arrived and planted his flag too late, as [[Gustav Nachtigal]] had already raised the German flag at [[Douala]] a few days earlier on 14 July 1884.<ref name="Ndi 2014">{{cite book |last1=Ndi |first1=Anthony |title=Southern West Cameroon Revisited Volume Two: North-South West Nexus 1858–1972 |date=2014 |publisher=Langaa RPCIG |isbn=978-9956-791-32-3 |page=100 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQUJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100&lpg |accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref>

She then commenced service on the [[Australia Station]] in 1885. She returned to England in 1890 and was placed into reserve. She was sold for breaking up at Sheerness in August 1892.<ref name="Bastock"/>


==Citations==
==Citations==
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==References==
==References==
*Bastock, John (1988), ''Ships on the Australia Station'', Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0867773480
*Bastock, John (1988), ''Ships on the Australia Station'', Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. {{ISBN|0-86777-348-0}}
* {{winfield}}
*Lyon, David & Winfield, Rif (2004), ''The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889'', Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.
== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|HMS Opal (ship, 1875)}}


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Latest revision as of 23:19, 15 November 2024

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Opal.

Opal in Sydney
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Opal
BuilderWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland
Laid down13 October 1873
Launched9 March 1875
FateSold for breaking at Sheerness, August 1892
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeEmerald-class corvette
Displacement2,120 tons
Tons burthen1,864 bm
Length220 ft (67 m) pp
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draught
  • 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) forwards
  • 18 ft (5.5 m) aft
Depth of hold21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Installed power
  • 2,187 ihp (1,631 kW)
  • 350 nhp
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine
  • 6 × cylindrical boilers
  • Single hoisting screw
Sail planFull-rigged ship (barque from the 1880s)
Complement232
Armament

HMS Opal was an Emerald-class corvette of the Royal Navy, laid down as Magicienne by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland and launched on 9 March 1875.[2]

She was completed with an armament of 14 muzzle-loading 64-pounder rifled guns (2 as bow and stern chasers mounted on centre-line swivelling slides, and 12 on broadside slide mountings) and initially commenced service on the Pacific Station, and while on passage in 1876 hit a rock in the Strait of Magellan. She was damaged and repairs were undertaken at Esquimalt.[2] She returned to England in 1880 for refit, in which her broadside armament was reduced by 2 guns and she was re-rigged as a barque.[2]

She sailed for service on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station in 1883.[2] En route she arrived at Limbe, Cameroon on 19 July 1884, she was carrying the British Consul for the Bights of Benin and Biafra, Edward Hyde Hewett on his mission to claim the Victoria area (the Cameroon) for Britain. He arrived and planted his flag too late, as Gustav Nachtigal had already raised the German flag at Douala a few days earlier on 14 July 1884.[3]

She then commenced service on the Australia Station in 1885. She returned to England in 1890 and was placed into reserve. She was sold for breaking up at Sheerness in August 1892.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ Winfield (2004), p. 288
  2. ^ a b c d e Bastock, p. 87.
  3. ^ Ndi, Anthony (2014). Southern West Cameroon Revisited Volume Two: North-South West Nexus 1858–1972. Langaa RPCIG. p. 100. ISBN 978-9956-791-32-3. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

References

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  • Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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