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and was launched on 16 November 1861. She was initially commanded by Lieutenant Benjamin Langlois Lefroy off the west coast of Africa. On 1 September 1863,
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and came under attack from hostile inhabitants, who were armed with cannon. Two of her crew were killed. She was refloated after 11 days and taken in to
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whose expedition August–October 1864 up the Niger was published in the Royal Geographical Society Journal in January 1865. He was succeeded by
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Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889, pub Chatham, 2004,
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This article about a specific naval ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a
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was sold to the local authorities at Lagos in 1869.
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HMS Investigator

Royal Navy Ensign
Lagos
survey vessel
tons
Paddle wheels
Royal Navy
Gabon River
Africa
Deptford
Lieutenant Commander
William Digby Dolben
bar
Lagos
gig
whaler
Sir Charles Knowles, 4th baronet
George Truman Morrell
River Niger
River Niger
Lagos
Colledge, J. J.
Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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978-1-86176-281-8
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1-86176-032-9
Stamford Mercury
"The Accident off Lagos"

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