HMS Undine (1881)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Undine.
British slave cruising yachts ordered on special service to the coast of Zanzibar - The Graphic 1882.jpg
Undine, was ordered on special service to the coast of Zanzibar, against slavers in 1881
History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom
Name
  • Morna (1869–1881)
  • Ruby (1889–1890)
BuilderCamper and Nicholsons, Gosport
Launched1869
Fatelost in King George Sound, Western Australia
Royal Navy Ensign
NameHMS Undine
NamesakeUndine
Fatesold 1888
General characteristics
Typeschooner
Displacement297 gross register tons

HMS Undine was a schooner gunboat of the Royal Navy. Built as the private yacht Morna by Camper and Nicholsons, Gosport and launched in 1869. The schooner was purchased by the Royal Navy on 15 March 1881 and was renamed Undine.[1]

HMS Undine anchored near Fort Macquarie, Sydney

Commenced service on the Australia Station from September 1883 and carried out patrol work and worked as a tender to the flagship HMS Nelson.[1] She was sold in Sydney in April 1888 and was renamed Ruby by her new owners. Ruby was wrecked at Escape Pass in the King George Sound, Western Australia on 25 March 1890.[2]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b Bastock, p.95.
  2. ^ "Wreck of the Undine, The Sydney Morning Herald , Tuesday 15 April 1890, p.8". Retrieved 4 October 2010.

References[]

  • Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0

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