HMS Boadicea (1875)
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HMS Boadicea was a Bacchante-class corvette launched in 1875. She served in the Zulu War between March–June 1879, and landed some of her men to join the naval brigade serving ashore; these took part in the Battle of Gingindlovu and the Relief of Eshowe.
In 1881, she landed some of her crew to take part in the First Boer War [Naval Brigade].
Robert Falcon Scott served on her early in his career.
She was struck off the effective list at Portsmouth and classified as a hulk in March 1900.
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (3rd Rev ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC .
External links
- Media related to HMS Boadicea (ship, 1875) at Wikimedia Commons