Resolute, 1855
Type: Storeship - Troopship ; Armament 2
Launched : Purchased 19 Feb 1855 ; Disposal date or year : 1877
BM: 1793 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 400 ; Speed ; 11.44 knots ;
Notes:

The Assistance (1855) was built on similar lines. Both were troopships.

28 May 1855 Report from Sydney, NSW of Launch of Admiralty Troop ship - details - see page 112 (1855)

24 Feb 1856 Being fitted at Liverpool for the conveyance of troops and stores to the East (Crimea)

24 Mar 1856 The Resolute, steam transport, which arrived yesterday at Spithead, has been purchased by the government. She proceeds to Balaklava in a few days.

28 Mar 1856 The Resolute, steam transport, has been ordered today to embark 500 men for the Crimea.

1857 Renamed Adventure