HMS Boadicea (1875)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Boadicea.

HMS Boadicea was a Bacchante-class corvette launched in 1875. She served in the Zulu War between March–June 1879, and landed some of her men to join the naval brigade serving ashore; these took part in the battle of Gingindhlovu and the relief of Eshowe.

HMS Boadicea by Henry J. Morgan
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bacchante
Namesake	Boadicea
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Dockyard
Launched	19 October 1876
Completed	1878
Fate	Sold, Thos. W. Ward, 1897
General characteristics
Class and type	Bacchante-class corvette
Displacement	4,070 long tons (4,135 t)
Length	280 ft (85 m)
Beam	45.5 ft (13.9 m)
Draught	23.75 ft (7.2 m)
Installed power	5,420 hp (4,042 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Horizontal return connecting rod-steam engine Coal-fired Normand boilers
Sail plan	Ship rigged
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	375, later increased to 420
Armament	14 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns 2 × Whitehead torpedo carriages

In 1881, she landed some of her crew to take part in the 1st Boer War or Transvaal War [Naval Brigade].

Robert Falcon Scott served on her early in his career.

She was struck off the effective list at Portsmouth and classified as a hulk in March 1900.^[1]