Narcissus, 1859
Type: Frigate ; Armament 51
Launched : 26 Oct 1859 ; Disposal date or year : 1883
BM: 2665 tons ; Displacement: 3548 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 1731 hpi 400 hp
Notes:

1848 designed to be armed as follows: 50 guns, namely: main-deck, 30 x 8-inch,; 65 cwt., 9 feet long; quarter-deck and forecastle, 22 x 32-pounders, 45 cwt., 8 feet 6 inches long ; waist, 8 32-pounders, 40 cwt., 8 feet long, on Hardy's compression carriages.

20 Dec 1848 Devonport, Building

2 Dec 1860 Devonport. Commissioned.

17 May 1861 flag ship at Simon's Town nearly been run down by the Gorgon when departing along the coast.

Circa 1 Jun 1862 departs Simon's Town for Mozambique.

28 Jan 1863 at Fernando Po, forwards a letter, and enclosure from the from Commander S. Douglas of the Espoir, to the Admiralty, regarding the activities of the English schooner White Mouse, of Bristol, owned by Messrs Burford and Townsend, of Bristol, Captain Townsend, conveying Africans from the Bass River, to Fernando Po, which was thought to be a suspicious activity.

Mid 1863, until leaving for the UK to pay-off, spent most of the time swinging around a mooring at Simon's Bay, apart from a cruise to Saldhana Bay.

1 Jan to 6 Aug 1864 Cape of Good Hope and East Indies station. Medical report : heart disease, peritonitis and VD onboard : number of Cases of Disease and Injury.

6 Aug 1864 Paid off at Plymouth.

1870 Devonport

4 Jan 1871 the flying squadron, Narcissus, Immortalit�, Cadmus, and Volage departed from Plymouth Sound for Lisbon, Madeira, Barbadoes, and Jamaica, however they experienced very bad weather on sailing down the English Channel on Thursday and had to return to anchor in Torbay on the Saturday, sailing on the Sunday.

2 Apr 1871, for census, between Lucia and Jamaica, at sea, lat. 16.44. N. long. 68. 17 W.

8 Apr 1871 the flying squadron arrived at Jamaica and was joined by the Pylades.

22 Apr 1871 the squadron departed for Havannah.

20 Jun 1871 departed from Halifax, for Gibraltar.

20 Jul 1871 arrived at Gibraltar.

2 Aug 1871 The squadron joined by the Topaze and Inconstant : departed for off Ushant with the Mediterranean Squadron : Pylades and Inconstant to remain at Gibraltar.

11 Aug 1871 arrived off Ushant and involved in exercises with the Reserve, Mediterranean and Channel Squadrons, and was subsequently joined by the Inconstant, with despatches.

11 Sep 1871 Portsmouth the squadron arrived from Queensferry, from which they departed last Saturday, and anchored at Spithead, having been cruising in the North Sea following the earlier exercises.

21 Oct 1871 The Immortalite, Inconstant and Volage have given leave to their crews at Portsmouth, in alternate watches, the latter two being calked and refitted in dock, whilst the former refits alongside, whilst the Narcissus and Cadmus have gone to Plymouth to give leave and be refitted at Devonport.

12 Nov 1871 Narcissus departed from Plymouth Sound for Portland, arriving Sunday, where she was expected to be joined shortly by the Cadmus, from Plymouth, and the remainder of the squadron from Portsmouth.

19 Nov 1871 the Flying or detached squadron, consisting of the Narcissus, Topaze, Immortalit�, Inconsistent, Cadmus and Volage departed from Portland for Vigo.

24 Nov 1871 arrived Vigo and put into quarantine, there being 2 cases of smallpox on board the Narcissus.

27 Nov 1871 Narcissus departed for Lisbon and returned on the same day.

29 Nov 1871 the squadron departed for Lisbon, the Narcissus arriving on 2 Dec., the remainder the following day. Smallpox cases sent to hospital and squadron received pratique.

7 Dec 1871 the squadron departed for Madeira, arriving on the 10th inst., sailing on the 11th for Rio de Janeiro.

Dec 30, 1871 A large number of midshipmen have been appointed to join the Flying (detached) Squadron.

18 Jan 1872 Rio Janeiro very hot and squadron departed for Simon�s Town.

14 Feb 1872 Squadron arrived Cape of Good Hope. During the cruise out the ships and their crews had been involved in manoeuvres, gun exercises and other drills.

16 Feb 1872 Inconstant temporarily detached to Table Bay as guardship.

27 Feb 1872 Cape of Good Hope, departed for Bombay.

22 Apr 1872 arrived Bombay,

6 May 1872 departed for Mauritius

5 Jun 1872 arrived Mauritius, sailing for the Cape on the 20th inst.

27 Jul 1872 arrived Cape of Good Hope, sailing for the St. Helena on the 27th inst.

8 Aug 1872 arrived St. Helena, sailing for the Ascension on the 13th inst.

17 Aug 1872 arrived Ascension, sailing for the Azores on the 20th inst.

13 Sep 1872 arrived Azores, sailing for the Plymouth on the 16th inst.

27 Sep 1872 arrived Plymouth Sound.

9 Sep 1868 ADM 175 29 details Black Prince in Coast Guard Service for Clyde District, when relieved by the Aurora and Narcissus, dates unknown, except that the Narcissus closed the book 31 Dec 1877.

1 Jan 1878 ADM 175 30 details Narcissus for period until 8 May 1878 in Coast Guard Service for Clyde District, when relieved by the Hercules, but note that details for the Narcissus go back prior to 31 Dec 1877.

8 May 1878 paid off.

1879 Devonport