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|Ship fate=Sold 23 November 1894 |
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|Ship class=[[Euphrates class troopship|''Euphrates''-class troopship]] |
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|Ship type=[[Troopship]] |
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|Ship displacement= 6,211 tons |
|Ship displacement= 6,211 tons<ref name=winfield/> |
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|Ship tons burthen= 4,206 tons [[Builder's Old Measurement|BM]] |
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==Design== |
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''Serapis'' was one of five iron-hulled vessels of the [[Euphrates class troopship|''Euphrates'' class]]. All five were built to a design of 360 ft overall length by about 49 ft breadth, although ''Malabar'' was very slightly smaller than the rest of the class. They had a single screw, a speed of 14 knots, one funnel, a [[Barque|barque-rig]] sail plan, three 4-pounder guns and a white-painted hull. Her bow was a "ram bow" which projected forward below the waterline. |
''Serapis'' was one of five iron-hulled vessels of the [[Euphrates class troopship|''Euphrates'' class]]. All five were built to a design of 360 ft overall length by about 49 ft breadth, although ''Malabar'' was very slightly smaller than the rest of the class. They had a single screw, a speed of 14 knots, one funnel, a [[Barque|barque-rig]] sail plan, three 4-pounder guns and a white-painted hull. Her bow was a "[[ram bow]]" which projected forward below the waterline. |
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She spent all of her career on the United Kingdom to India route carrying troops, a trip that averaged 70 days. She was the only one of her class to have been completed with a compound-expansion steam engine at build, and was the first of her class to be re-engined. While her sisters replaced their single-expansion engines with compound-expansion engines, she had the opposite adaption; her 4-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine was replaced in 1869 with a 2-cylinder single-expansion steam engine.<ref name=winfield/> The indicated power remained almost the same, and her top speed was largely unaffected, remaining at about {{convert|14|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=winfield/> |
She spent all of her career on the United Kingdom to India route carrying troops, a trip that averaged 70 days. She was the only one of her class to have been completed with a compound-expansion steam engine at build, and was the first of her class to be re-engined. While her sisters replaced their single-expansion engines with compound-expansion engines, she had the opposite adaption; her 4-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine was replaced in 1869 with a 2-cylinder single-expansion steam engine.<ref name=winfield/> The indicated power remained almost the same, and her top speed was largely unaffected, remaining at about {{convert|14|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=winfield/> |
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On 12 March 1871, ''Serapis'' broke her main shaft. She was taken in tow by the British steamship ''Diomed''. The tow was later transferred to {{HMS|Crocodile|1867|6}}, which towed ''Serapis'' in to [[Port Said]], [[Egypt Eyalet|Egypt]].<ref name=Times180371>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Latest Shipping Intelligence |date=18 March 1871 |page=11 |issue=27014 |column=D }}</ref> On 22 October 1872, ''Serapis'' ran aground in the [[Suez Canal]]. She was refloated on 24 October and resumed her voyage to [[British Raj|India]].<ref name=MP261072>{{Cite news |title=Naval and Military Intelligence |newspaper=Morning Post |location=London |date=26 October 1872 |issue=30853 |page=5 }}</ref><ref name=HT061172>{{Cite news |title=Naval and Military News |newspaper=Hampshire Telegraph |location=Portsmouth |date=4 November 1872 |issue=4197 }}</ref> On 15 October 1873, she collided with a French [[schooner]] in the [[Indian Ocean]]. The schooner sank with the loss of a crew member. ''Serapis'' rescued the survivors.<ref name=Times021273>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Indian News and Rumours |date=2 December 1873 |issue=27862 |page=5 |column=F }}</ref> On 6 December, she collided with the British [[steamship]] ''Paladine'' at [[Malta]]. ''Paladine'' was severely damaged, ''Serapis'' was slightly damaged but had to put back to Malta for repairs.<ref name=BDP081273>{{Cite news |title=Collisions at Sea |newspaper=Birmingham Daily Post |location=Birmingham |date=8 December 1873 |issue=4805 }}</ref> In September 1875 she transported the [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] to India to celebrate [[Queen Victoria]]'s appointment as [[Empress of India]]. In 1884 the commanding officer, Captain Arthur Dupuis, was suspended after the ship grounded off Portland.<ref name=WL>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2050|title=HMS ''Serapis'' at William Loney RN website|accessdate=2009-06-23}}</ref> In April 1886 she became part of the Indian training squadron.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}. On 24 November, she ran aground at [[Southsea]], [[Hampshire]]. She was on a voyage from [[Suez]], [[Khedivate of Egypt|Egypt]] to [[Portsmouth]], Hampshire. She was refloated with assistance from two [[tugboat|tugs]] and taken in to Portsmouth.<ref name=Times251186>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval and Military Intelligence |date=25 November 1886 |issue=31926 |page=7 |column=C }}</ref> |
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In September 1875 she transported the [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] to India to celebrate [[Queen Victoria]]'s appointment as [[Empress of India]]. In 1884 the commanding officer, Captain Arthur Dupuis, was suspended after the ship grounded off Portland.<ref name=WL/> In April 1886 she became part of the Indian training squadron. |
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==Fate== |
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She was sold to I Cohen on 23 November 1894 along with her sister ship ''Euphrates''.<ref name=winfield/> |
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==Identification== |
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All 5 ''Euphrates''-class troopships could be identified by a different coloured hull band. ''Serapis'' had a green hull band. |
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<ref>The Royal Navy at Malta, Volume One: The Victorian Era - 1865-1906, page 51. ({{ISBN|0907771432}}), By: Richard Ellis & Lt. Cdr. Ben Warlaw</ref> |
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|12 November 1866|| ||Captain John Clark Soady |
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|8 April 1870||1 June 1873||Captain Henry Duncan Grant |
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|22 July 1875|| ||Captain Henry Carr Glyn |
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|7 October 1876|| ||Captain Duncan George Davidson |
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|16 February 1883||8 January 1884||Captain Arthur Edward Dupuis |
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* {{Cite Colledge2006}} |
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* [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/navyships/indiantroopships/troopshipserapis.htm Naval Forces of the British Empire (Photograph and description)] |
* [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/navyships/indiantroopships/troopshipserapis.htm Naval Forces of the British Empire (Photograph and description)] |
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* [http://www.barnardf.demon.co.uk/pictures/jumna.htm Image of HMS Serapis and other of sister ships, Jumna and Crocodile] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080313055528/http://www.barnardf.demon.co.uk/pictures/jumna.htm Image of HMS Serapis and other of sister ships, Jumna and Crocodile] |
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* Image of HMS Serapis Newcastle NSW Australia https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/4152303/archival-revival-the-ships-that-sailed-past-the-hunter-photos/#slide=107 |
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Serapis |
| Ordered | 1865 |
| Builder | Thames Shipbuilding Co., Leamouth, London[1] |
| Yard number | 12F |
| Launched | 26 September 1866 |
| Commissioned | 2 October 1876 at Portsmouth |
| Fate | Sold 23 November 1894 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Euphrates-class troopship |
| Type | Troopship |
| Displacement | 6,211 tons[1] |
| Tons burthen | 4,206 tons BM |
| Length | 360 ft (109.7 m) (overall) |
| Beam | 49 ft 1.5 in (15.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
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| Sail plan | Barque |
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h) |
| Armament | Three 4-pounder guns |
HMS Serapis was a Euphrates-class troopship commissioned for the transport of troops to and from India. She was launched in the Thames on 26 September 1866 from the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company at Leamouth, London and was the third Royal Navy ship to bear the name. She was sold in 1894.
Design
[edit]Serapis was one of five iron-hulled vessels of the Euphrates class. All five were built to a design of 360 ft overall length by about 49 ft breadth, although Malabar was very slightly smaller than the rest of the class. They had a single screw, a speed of 14 knots, one funnel, a barque-rig sail plan, three 4-pounder guns and a white-painted hull. Her bow was a "ram bow" which projected forward below the waterline.
Career
[edit]She spent all of her career on the United Kingdom to India route carrying troops, a trip that averaged 70 days. She was the only one of her class to have been completed with a compound-expansion steam engine at build, and was the first of her class to be re-engined. While her sisters replaced their single-expansion engines with compound-expansion engines, she had the opposite adaption; her 4-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine was replaced in 1869 with a 2-cylinder single-expansion steam engine.[1] The indicated power remained almost the same, and her top speed was largely unaffected, remaining at about 14 knots (26 km/h).[1]
On 12 March 1871, Serapis broke her main shaft. She was taken in tow by the British steamship Diomed. The tow was later transferred to HMS Crocodile, which towed Serapis in to Port Said, Egypt.[2] On 22 October 1872, Serapis ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated on 24 October and resumed her voyage to India.[3][4] On 15 October 1873, she collided with a French schooner in the Indian Ocean. The schooner sank with the loss of a crew member. Serapis rescued the survivors.[5] On 6 December, she collided with the British steamship Paladine at Malta. Paladine was severely damaged, Serapis was slightly damaged but had to put back to Malta for repairs.[6] In September 1875 she transported the Prince of Wales to India to celebrate Queen Victoria's appointment as Empress of India. In 1884 the commanding officer, Captain Arthur Dupuis, was suspended after the ship grounded off Portland.[7] In April 1886 she became part of the Indian training squadron.[citation needed]. On 24 November, she ran aground at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated with assistance from two tugs and taken in to Portsmouth.[8]
Fate
[edit]She was sold to I Cohen on 23 November 1894 along with her sister ship Euphrates.[1]
Identification
[edit]All 5 Euphrates-class troopships could be identified by a different coloured hull band. Serapis had a green hull band. [9]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27014. London. 18 March 1871. col D, p. 11.
- ^ "Naval and Military Intelligence". Morning Post. No. 30853. London. 26 October 1872. p. 5.
- ^ "Naval and Military News". Hampshire Telegraph. No. 4197. Portsmouth. 4 November 1872.
- ^ "Indian News and Rumours". The Times. No. 27862. London. 2 December 1873. col F, p. 5.
- ^ "Collisions at Sea". Birmingham Daily Post. No. 4805. Birmingham. 8 December 1873.
- ^ "HMS Serapis at William Loney RN website". Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. No. 31926. London. 25 November 1886. col C, p. 7.
- ^ The Royal Navy at Malta, Volume One: The Victorian Era - 1865-1906, page 51. (ISBN 0907771432), By: Richard Ellis & Lt. Cdr. Ben Warlaw
References
[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Serapis (ship, 1866).
- Naval Forces of the British Empire (Photograph and description)
- Image of HMS Serapis and other of sister ships, Jumna and Crocodile
- Image of HMS Serapis Newcastle NSW Australia https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/4152303/archival-revival-the-ships-that-sailed-past-the-hunter-photos/#slide=107