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in September 1863. Returning to Plymouth in the following April, she was decommissioned and returned to the reserve, where her engines, boilers and propellers were removed.
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s boats boarded and burnt some Russian vessels, reportedly near Hammeliski (possibly Humaliski on the island of Björkö, now called
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under tow, but was driven ashore shortly afterwards by unexpectedly strong tides and wrecked, watched by a large crowd on the
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engine was made by Sewards of Petersfield and the conversion cost £63,837. Once finally commissioned, she joined the
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there was concern that there might be considerable loss of life if the ship were hit and she moved to
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for repairs some forty days later. After further repairs at Plymouth, she finally started out for the
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HMS Nile at the Grassy Bay anchorage, seen from the Commissioner's House, at the
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to Birkenhead for a refit. On 14 April, the ship left her moorings in the
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operated from Bermuda and Halifax during the tense period following the
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seemed possible, eventually cementing cordial relations with the
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recommissioned in March 1858 under the command of Captain
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Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station
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in Liverpool and one on Caernarfon marine promenade.
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From December 1852 to January 1854, 569:Mercantile Marine Service Association 499:North America and West Indies Station 293:, surviving in that role until 1953. 280:North America and West Indies Station 54: 983:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 857: 831: 805: 753: 567:In 1876 the ship was loaned to the 270:. She was named to commemorate the 185:54 ft 5 in (16.59 m) 13: 657:In 1953, it was decided to return 560:Training ship at Liverpool as HMS 357:In May 1854, commanded by Captain 232:Gundeck: 30 × 32-pdrs, 2 × 68-pdr 193:23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) 16:Ship of the line of the Royal Navy 14: 1019: 881: 779: 722: 1008:Training ships of the Royal Navy 886: 501:in October, but was caught in a 56: 31: 945:Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). 333:under the command of Commodore 993:Ships built in Plymouth, Devon 988:Rodney-class ships of the line 949:. London: Chatham Publishing. 851: 825: 799: 773: 716: 436:Home service and North America 274:in 1798. After service in the 266:, launched on 28 June 1839 at 1: 898: 461:Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda 373:, following the start of the 201:Sails (and steam, after 1854) 579:. She replaced the previous 7: 238:Upper gundeck: 34 × 32-pdrs 10: 1024: 679:Merseyside Maritime Museum 473:. When he was promoted to 386:Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast 18: 671:Admiralty Pattern anchors 610:, and moved to a dock at 341:Crimean War in the Baltic 301:On completion but before 282:, she was converted to a 241:Quarterdeck: 26 × 32-pdrs 141: 49: 30: 684: 639:Admiralty Pattern anchor 614:for repairs. During the 377:. On 18 September 1855, 229:As second rate, 90 guns: 142:General characteristics 933:Conway Maritime Press. 909:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 893:HMS Conway (ship, 1839) 667:Menai Suspension Bridge 652: 606:, a 13,000-ton whaling 552:by means of a visit to 649: 571:as a training ship at 463: 452: 354: 255:was a two-deck 90-gun 929:Lavery, Brian (2003) 895:at Wikimedia Commons 636: 523:British North America 458: 443: 348: 677:survive; one at the 511:Royal Naval Dockyard 428:before returning to 410:Halifax, Nova Scotia 394:Review of the Fleet 359:George Rodney Mundy 309:went straight into 650: 645:at Victoria Dock, 546:American Civil War 464: 453: 355: 272:Battle of the Nile 956:978-1-86176-032-6 922:978-1-86176-281-8 891:Media related to 864:www.hmsconway.org 838:www.hmsconway.org 812:www.hmsconway.org 760:www.hmsconway.org 602:was struck by SS 515:Imperial fortress 497:departed for the 471:Henry Ducie Chads 335:Henry Byam Martin 268:Plymouth Dockyard 247: 246: 219:830 (under steam) 85:Plymouth Dockyard 1015: 968: 926: 890: 875: 874: 872: 870: 858:Windsor, Alfie. 855: 849: 848: 846: 844: 832:Windsor, Alfie. 829: 823: 822: 820: 818: 806:Windsor, Alfie. 803: 797: 796: 794: 792: 777: 771: 770: 768: 766: 754:Windsor, Alfie. 751: 740: 739: 737: 735: 720: 714: 711: 705: 702: 575:and renamed HMS 505:and returned to 418:Arthur Flagshawe 416:of Rear Admiral 404:. 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Index

HMS Nile

Rock Ferry
United Kingdom
Rodney-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
carronades
second-rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Plymouth Dockyard
Battle of the Nile
Baltic Sea
North America and West Indies Station
training ship
HMS Conway
commissioning
reserve
Devonport
screw propulsion
horsepower
Western Squadron
Henry Byam Martin

George Rodney Mundy
Baltic Squadron
Gulf of Finland
Crimean War

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