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Encounter, 1873
Type: Corvette ; Armament 14
Launched : 1 Jan 1873 ;
Disposal date or year : 1888
BM: 1405 tons ; Displacement: 1934 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 2127 hpi 350 hp
Notes:
21 Nov 1873 at Cape Coast Castle during the Ashanti War.
17 Jan 1874 at Cape Coast Castle during the Ashanti War.
Latter half of 1874, operations up the River Congo.
9 Jan 1879 Commissioned at Sheerness.
1879 China