HMS Euryalus was a fourth-rate wooden-hulled screw frigate of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham in 1853. The vessel measured approximately 212 feet in length and displaced 3,125 tons. Powered by a 400-horsepower steam engine, she could achieve speeds exceeding 12 knots. The ship armed with around 35 guns, including 17 breech-loading Armstrong guns, along with approximately 16 carronades, provided significant firepower for her time. Her armament and design reflected the transition from traditional sailing ships to steam-powered vessels, marking her as an important example of mid-19th-century naval technology. Euryalus’s complement was about 515 crew members, with provisions for approximately three months and carrying 230 tons of coal for her steam engine. Her initial service included participation in the Baltic Campaign during 1854–1855, and on April 2, 1855, she assisted HMS Imperieuse by towing her after grounding off Denmark. She also took part in the Bombardment of Sveaborg (now Suomenlinna) in August 1855, serving as part of the Anglo-French fleet. Under the command of J. W. Tarleton, Euryalus served in the Mediterranean in 1858, notably carrying Prince Alfred as a midshipman. The ship visited the Cape of Good Hope in 1860 and arrived at Yokohama in September 1862, shortly after the Namamugi Incident. She played a prominent role in the enforcement of reparations from the Satsuma Domain, serving as Admiral Sir Augustus Kuper’s flagship during the bombardment of Kagoshima in August 1863. During this engagement, her captain, John James Steven Josling, and her second-in-command, Commander Edward Wilmot, were both killed by a cannonball, with their deaths commemorated on a memorial in Yokohama. Euryalus also participated in the bombardment of Shimonoseki in 1864, where her captain, John Hobhouse Inglis Alexander, was severely wounded. Crew members such as Thomas Pride and Duncan Gordon Boyes received honors for their bravery during these actions. The vessel was paid off in September 1865 and subsequently broken up in 1867, ending a notable service marked by active engagement in significant 19th-century naval conflicts and expeditions.

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