HMS ''Boadicea'' was a 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.
In 1881, she landed some of her crew to take part in the 1st Boer War or Transvaal War
aval Brigade
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, , (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated ''Terra Nov ...
served on her early in his career.
She was struck off the effective list at Portsmouth and classified as a
hulk in March 1900.
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Bacchante-class corvettes
1875 ships
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