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HMS Calliope |
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HMS Calliope Laid Down : 1st October 1881 Launched : 24th July 1884 Completed : 25th January 1887 Type : Corvette Class : Calypso Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Renamed Helicon June 1915. Renamed Calliope October 1931. Sold 4th October 1951. Later became : HMS Helicon |
| RNVR Drillship 29th October 1907. |
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24th July 1884 - Launched 1890 - Ordered Home to the UK 8th January 1890 - Arrived Zanzibar 29th January 1890 - Sailed Zanzibar for a cruise to Mombasa 31st January 1890 - Arrived Mombasa 15th February 1890 - Sailed Zanzibar for UK 19th February 1890 - Arrived Malta 22nd February 1890 - Sailed Zanzibar for the UK via Suez 22nd February 1890 - Capt. H.C. Kane in Command 27th February 1890 - Capt. H.C. Kane in Command 27th February 1890 - Sailed Aden March 1890 - Capt. Henry C. Kane in Command March 1890 - Placed out of commission 8th March 1890 - Arrived Suez en-route for Bombay 31st March 1890 - Arrived Gibraltar from Malta and Sailed to Portsmouth 7th April 1890 - Arrived Plymouth from the Australia Station 7th April 1890 - Sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth to Pay off 7th April 1890 - Capt. Henry C. Kane in Command 9th April 1890 - Carried out machinery trials at Spithead 9th April 1890 - Capt. Kane in Command 10th April 1890 - Arrived Plymouth from the China Station 19th August 1890 - To be brought forward for further service 31st December 1890 - Capt. H.C. Kane in Command 31st December 1890 - Sailed Aden for UK 9th March 1891 - Ordered to be refitted at Portsmouth 4th March 1892 - Sailed Portsmouth for trials of machinery after refit 9th March 1892 - Docked at Portsmouth 28th March 1892 - Undocked at Portsmouth on completion of refit 14th April 1892 - Commissioned 9th January 1896 - At Portsmouth A Division, Reserve Fleet 28th April 1897 - In Collision with Merchant Steamer Springfield 28th April 1897 - Capt H.P. Routh in Command 26th June 1897 - Capt. H.P. Routh in Command 4th August 1897 - Portsmouth for the visit of the King of Siam 1898 - Particular Service 16th August 1902 - Capt. E.D. St. A Ommanney in Command 16th August 1902 - Coronation Review at Spithead 1951 - Sold | |||
HMS Calliope Artwork Collection |
  HMS Calliope by W Fred Mitchell (P) |
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