In Eastern Seas: Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83Smith, J. J.
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In Eastern Seas: Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83
Smith, J. J.
Iron Duke (Ship); Voyages and travels
Octr. 2 Yokohama Kobe Octr. 4 372
" 5 Kobe Sojasima " 5 42
" 6 Sojasima Gogosima " 6 92
" 7 Gogosima Himesima " 7 51
" 8 Himesima Nagasaki " 9 210
" 26 Nagasaki Wosung " 29 448
Novr. 23 Wosung Hong Kong Novr. 29 804
[Note A: Touched at Kamaishi _en route_.]
1882.
Feby. 11 Hong Kong Titam Bay Feby. 11 22
" 13 Titam Bay Titam Bay " 13 6
" 14 Titam Bay Bogue Forts " 14 60
" 27 Bogue Forts Hong Kong " 27 61
April 19 Hong Kong Osima, Loo Choo May 3 1193
May 11 Osima, Loo Choo Nagasaki " 16 416
" 27 Nagasaki Kobe June 3 532
June 10 Kobe Kaneda Bay " 14 368
" 15 Kaneda Bay Yokohama " 15 21
July 2 Yokohama Hakodadi July 9 665
" 12 Hakodadi Castries Bay " 22 636
" 27 Castries Bay Dui " 28 54
" 30 Dui Barracouta " 31 131
August 4 Barracouta Vladivostock Augst 13 480
" 19 Vladivostock Gen San[B] " 24 393
" 30 Gen San Fusan[C] Septr. 3 288
Septr. 7 Fusan Port Hamilton " 8 134
" 15 Port Hamilton Chefoo " 19 429
Octr. 4 Chefoo Wosung Octr. 8 482
" 20 Wosung Nagasaki 388
[D] Nagasaki Hong Kong 1217
Decr. 7 Hong Kong Singapore 1415
" 20 Singapore Point de Galle
or Trincomalee 1434
1883.
[D] Point de Galle Aden Jany. 15 1950
Jany. 17 Aden Suez 1114
[D] Suez Port Said " 27 86
" 28 Port Said Malta Feby. 4 865
Feby. 7 Malta Gibraltar 931
[D] Gibraltar Plymouth 1022
Total number of miles made during the commission, 55,566; or a distance
equal to 2-1/4 times around the earth.
[Note B: Port Lazaref.]
[Note C: Cho-San.]
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