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From: Paul Benyon <>
Subject: Re: [Mar] Liffey
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 22:31:58 +0100
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Hi Gene

She was in the Med in 1860, but regret I can't help for 1861, unless
she was still there ?

Unless you've already got one, there is quite a good photo of the
Liffey on my web site, taken by Midshipman Marcus McCausland circa
1870, whilst on her World cruise:

http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Flying_Squadron/Liffey.html

from the link you can also read about the cruise - I've also got a
photo somewhere, taken of her some 50 years later in a South American
port, (West Coast) being used as a store ship and Cormorant perch ie
all covered in guano is probably the best way of describing her - very
sad. The usual miscellaneous notes:

Jan, 1846, Liffey, 50, Sir W. Symonds, timbers pre-pared, at Plymouth.
Jan 1848 Devonport, Building
20 Dec 1848 Devonport, Building
The Shannon (1855), Liffey (1856), Topaze (1858), Bacchante (1859),
and Liverpool (1860) were on similar lines.
3 Jan 1856 The launching of the frigate Liffey, building in No 3 slip,
Devonport Dockyard, is postponed from the first week of January to the
month of March ; the hands being removed and employed on the gunboats
building and to hasten their completion.
4 Feb 1856 Devonport. Ready for launching when tide may suit and
orders be given.
1860 Mediterranean
1868 West Indies
19 Jun 1869 To Madeira. Flying Squadron, World Cruise, Particular
Service, 30 guns
2 Jul 1869 Left Madeira for Bahia
2 Aug 1869 Arrived Bahia
4 Aug 1869 Left Bahia for Rio de Janeiro
16 Aug 1869 Arrived Rio de Janeiro
25 Aug 1869 Left Rio de Janeiro for Montevideo
6 Sep 1869 Arrived Montevideo
12 Sep 1869 Left Montevideo for Cape of Good Hope
1 Oct 1869 Arrived Cape of Good Hope
12 Oct 1869 Left Cape of Good Hope for Melbourne
20 Nov 1869 Arrived Melbourne
7 Dec 1869 Left Melbourne for Sydney
12 Dec 1869 Arrived Sydney
26 Dec 1869 Left Sydney for Hobart Town
2 Jan 1870 Arrived Hobart Town
10 Jan 1870 Left Hobart Town for Lyttleton
19 Jan 1870 Arrived Lyttleton
22 Jan 1870 Left Lyttleton for Wellington
24 Jan 1870 Arrived Wellington
27 Jan 1870 Left Wellington for Auckland
2 Feb 1870 Arrived Auckland
9 Feb 1870 Left Auckland for Yokohama
6 Apr 1870 Arrived Yokohama
14 Apr 1870 Left Yokohama for Yeddo
14 Apr 1870 Arrived Yeddo
17 Apr 1870 Left Yeddo for Yokohama
17 Apr 1870 Arrived Yokohama
19 Apr 1870 Left Yokohama for Vancouver's Island
15 May 1870 Arrived Vancouver's Island
19 May 1870 Left Vancouver's Island for Honolulu
16 Jun 1870 Arrived Honolulu
23 Jun 1870 Left Honolulu for Valparaiso
14 Aug 1870 Arrived Valparaiso
28 Aug 1870 Left Valparaiso for Bahia
6 Oct 1870 Arrived Bahia
9 Oct 1870 Left Bahia for England
15 Nov 1870 Arrived Plymouth Sound
1877 Store hulk Machinery removed.
17 Nov 1878 Recommissioned at Coquimbo
1879 Coquimbo
Apr 1886 Coquimbo
1890 Coquimbo. Store and Depot Ship.
1903 sold and hulked at Coquimbo

Regards

Paul

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 18:22:00 +0100, "gene.rycroft"
<> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Can anyone tell me anything about Hms Liffey especially where it was in 1861.
>
>Thanks
>
>Gene Rycroft
>
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