HMS Sappho (1873)
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HMS Sappho (1873)
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HMS Sappho was a Fantome-class sloop, of the Royal Navy, built by Wigram & Sons, Blackwall and launched on 20 November 1873. She was placed under the command of Commander Noel Stephen Fox Digby and commenced service at the Australian station in December 1874. In May 1877 she was at Tonga when the tsunami from the Iquique earthquake struck the islands. The natives blamed her for bringing the tsunami. In August 1877, still under Digby, she participated in the search for the missing crew and passen
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Sloop of the Royal Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sappho_(1873)
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2023-07-08T09:16:23Z
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