Oct | 1860 | Her Majesty's Ship "Calypso", commanded by Captain Montresor. |
14 Oct | 1862 | H.M.S. "Charybdis" Captain J.D. Keane. |
13 Aug | 1863 | H.M.S. "Tribune" commanded by Richard James, Lord Gifford. |
28 Mar | 1864 | H.M.S. "Sutley" commanded by Captain Connolly, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral John Kingcomber. |
26 Nov | 1866 | H.M.S. "Mutine" Captain Swinburne. |
18 Dec | 1869 | H.M.S. "Reindeer" Captain Edward Nares. |
25 Jul | 1873 | H.M.S. "Chameleon" Karl H.A. Mainwaring, commander. |
22 Jan | 1876 | H.M.S. "Peterel" Captain N.E. Cookson. |
8 Sep | 1878 | H.M.S. "Shah" Captain J.D. Bedford, Bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Algernon F.R. de Horsey. The Admiral stayed over the Sunday, and invited the islanders to breakfast on board, the following day Monday, where a warm welcome and delightful time was enjoyed..... |
2 Jul | 1879 | H.M.S. "Opal" commanded by Captain Frederick C.B. Robinson, bringing the beautiful gift of an organ, a present from our beloved Queen. |
29 Mar | 1880 | H.M.S. "Osprey" Captain A' Court. By the "Osprey" came the noble gifts of a life-boat, the "Queen Victoria", and a surf-boat the "Admiral Drew", from the dear friends in England. In addition, a large present of various useful things. These gifts were the substantial acknowledgement of services rendered by the Pitcairn Island people, to distressed seamen who were wrecked both on this island, and on Oeno Island. |
18 Apr | 1881 | H.M.S. "Thetis" Captain Prescott W. Stevens The good captain died before he was ordered home. |
2 Jul | 1882 | H.M.S. "Sappho" Captain Clarke. |
2 Jun | 1883 | H.M.S. "Kingfisher" Reginald Heber Thornton, Commander, (Grandson of Bishop Reginal Heber.) |
18 Mar | 1884 | H.M.S. "Constance" Captain Frederick P. Doughty. |
18 Dec | 1885 | H.M.S. "Satellite" Arthur Alington, Capt. |
18 Oct | 1886 | H.M.S. "Pelican" R.W. Hope, Commander. Bringing as passenger to the island, from Tahiti, John I. Tay, S.D. Adventist missionary. |
18 Dec | 1887 | H.M.S. "Cormorant" Captain Nicols. The captain gave a delightful entertainment on board for the islanders' pleasure, they too, taking part in the singing, by turns. |
10 Jul | 1889 | H.M.S. "Cormorant", homeward bound, - Captain Nicols did not live to reach home. (The Cormorant bro't a gift of the newly-struck jubilee coins to the women from the queen.) |
3 Dec | 1890 | H.M.S. "Acorn" Captain Polland, bringing the Queen's gracious answer to the letter of acknowledgment of her gift of the jubilee coins. |
6 Feb | 1892 | H.M.S. "Garnet," H. Hughes-Hallett Commander. |
3 Oct | 1892 | H.M.S. "Champion" Captain E. Rooke. |
28 Jul | 1893 | H.M.S. "Hyacinth", commanded by Henry J. May C.B. The breaking out of the awful fever. Some of the shipwrecked Bouden's crew removed. |
17 Feb | 1895 | H.M.S. "Hyacinth" Captain May. |
9 Feb | 1896 | H.M.S. "Wild-Swan," Captain Napier |
3 Nov | 1897 | H.M.S. "Cornus" Captain Dyke. |
27 Aug | 1898 | "H.M.S. ""Royalist"" Captain Torlesse The ""Royalist"" was sent from Sydney, Australia, having on board Mr Hamilton Hunter, from Fiji, on the saddest mission on which a ship of war can be sent.
With the ""Royalist"" ends the list of Her Majesty's Ships.
Our beloved and deeply mourned gracious Sovereign, Queen Victoria, ended her long life, and her long and honored reign on the 22nd January 1901. While we mourn the passing of the greatest and best sovereign that ever graced the British throne, we join in wishing our present Monarch and His Gracious Queen, Long life, prosperity and happiness." |
21 Feb | 1901 | H.M.S. "Icarus" commanded by George Knowling. |
16 Jan | 1903 | H.M.S. "Shearwater." Umfreville Commander. |
19 Jul | 1906 | H.M.S "Cambrian" Captain E.S.S. Gaunt } in company. |
| | H.M.S. "Flora" Captain Dalton } in company. |
9 Jun | 1907 | H.M.S. "Torch" Quayle, commander |
6 Jul | 1909 | H.M.S. "Flora", Captain Roland Nugent } in company. |
| | H.M.S. "Cambrian" Captain Vaugan Lewes } in company. |
27 Jan | 1911 | H.M.S. "Algerine" Capt. Jones. |
9 Mar | | H.M.S. "Challenger" Captain G. Gaunt R.N |
7 Mar | 1913 | H.M.S "Algerine" Capt. F.G. Brooker |
7 Aug | 1937 | H.M.S "Leander Capt. Rivett-Carnack. |