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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 |articlename=Latest Shipping Intelligence |date=18 March 1871 |page_number=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> 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. |
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 |articlename=Latest Shipping Intelligence |date=18 March 1871 |page_number=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. HMS ''Serapis'' rescued the survivors.<ref name=Times021273>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Indian News and Rumours |date=2 December 1873 |issue=27862 |page=5 |column=F }}</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. |
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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, 4,206 tons BM[1] |
| 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) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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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
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
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. HMS Serapis rescued the survivors.[5] 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.[6] In April 1886 she became part of the Indian training squadron.
Fate
She was sold to I Cohen on 23 November 1894 along with her sister ship Euphrates.[1]
Identification
All 5 "Euphrates" Class Troopships could be identified by a different coloured hull band. The Serapis had a Green hull band. [7]
References
- ^ 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. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "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. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "HMS Serapis at William Loney RN website". Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ The Royal Navy at Malta, Volume One: The Victorian Era - 1865-1906, page 51. (ISBN 0907771432), By: Richard Ellis & Lt. Cdr. Ben Warlaw
- 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
- 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 http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4152303/archival-revival-the-ships-that-sailed-past-the-hunter-photos/#slide=107