On 8th February 1872 the Viceroy of India, Lord Mayo, was assassinated whilst visiting the Andaman Islands.
On 29th March HMS Glasgow* took his body to Suez, where the ship was met by the Admiralty yacht Enchantress to take the body on to England.
The Glasgow remained at Suez and on 8 April took on board the new Viceroy, Lord Northbrook. On her way to Bombay the Glasgow called at Perim and Aden to give Lord Northbook the opportunity of officially visiting these two places.
Both Lord Mayo and Lord Northbrook would subsequently have ships of the Royal Indian Marine named after them.
* Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow. The fifth Glasgow was a wooden screw frigate launched at Portsmouth in 1861.
On 29th March HMS Glasgow* took his body to Suez, where the ship was met by the Admiralty yacht Enchantress to take the body on to England.
The Glasgow remained at Suez and on 8 April took on board the new Viceroy, Lord Northbrook. On her way to Bombay the Glasgow called at Perim and Aden to give Lord Northbook the opportunity of officially visiting these two places.
Both Lord Mayo and Lord Northbrook would subsequently have ships of the Royal Indian Marine named after them.
* Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow. The fifth Glasgow was a wooden screw frigate launched at Portsmouth in 1861.
The Viceroy of India, Lord Mayo