Showing Flying Squadron at Wellington… 1870 Showing the Flying Squadron under Rear-Admiral Hornby at Wellington and the ships Rosario, Barossa, Endymion, Scylla, Liverpool (flag ship), Phoebe and Liffey. Depicted place Wellington Date 25 January 1870 First formation, 1869-70[edit] The first Flying Squadron was established in 1869. It was made up, at various times, of tenContinue reading “Historic Naval ships to New Zealand – The Flying Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron formed at least three times. Its first formation existed from June 1869-November 1870”
