On Jnavary 4, 1927, the Vindic~ tive sailed hurriedly for Nanking where she remained from January 8 to 20, before returning to Shang-to' take part in patrol duty during the labour and other troubles of last spring. A. guard from off the ship was kept in the waterworks in Yangtszepoo to run the machinery and an armed patrol made re runs at night from the power station up-river, A fapectal watch was kept on the APE. and KALA, works in the district, the Vindictive lying off Holt's Wharf during all this time.
Following her established trudition that Sunday is a good sailing, 7 the ship sailed on April 17 Mankow in company with KINS, Carlisle, The Vindictive arrived there on April 21, and her appear feo was the occasion of an me accurate outburst in the publica tion, "The People's Tribune." Her armed guard did duty in some of the river steamers Loading and wncading during this uncertain per fod, but apart from that the Vindictive experienced no excitement, 'A. change of captains took place fon April 28, also, the present eaptain of HLM.S, Vindictive, Captain B. lo Mottée taking over from 'Captain R, Howard, 'On the King's' Birthday the Vindictive put bluejackets ashore and paraded in the British Con-late in honour of the occasion, pedigree is interesting. The first ship named Vindictive was a 129- pu galley mounting eight guns, jeaptured from the Americans during the War of Independence. In September and "October, 1779, she was engaged in defending Savannah, Georgia, 1781-82' she was in the dies. Her disposal is not recorded, Dut it fs probable that she was sold on the station at the conclusion of the war in 1783.
Thirteen years later, the second Vindietive put in an appearance in the British Navy. She, too, was a prize. She was built in 1704 and served as the Bellona in the Dutch Squadron in South Africa. She surrendered in 1796 in Saldanha Bay, and thereafter was named Vindietive, Her demise occurred in 1816, whea she was broken up at Sheerness.
The third ship of the name was Inunched at Portsmouth on Novem: ber 23, 1813. She had 74 guns and was listed Class Three. In 1882 she was "cut down" to frigate class (fourth rate) and had only 50 guns. In 1841 she was fitted tp as a demonstration ship for the East Indies, South America and the Pacific Stations, From 1845 to 1848 she was kingship of the North American and West Indian Stations, But in 1862 she was fitted as a head and coal depot for Fernando Po. The indignity was too great, it is thought, for in 1871 she was wrecked in a storm. Her wreckage was sold ultimately for £20, and on the same evening gave a. fireworks display which proved a. welcome break in the monotony of the foreigner's life in Hankow at that time, On June 8, the ship was once more on her way to Hongkong where she arrived on June 15, after more typhoon experience, and Yemained for more than three months, during whiter time she had a refit.
The Zecbrugge Heroine Twenty-five years later the fourth ship of the name, a class Pirate-Chasing for Change Pirate-chasing was added to her "log'" of experiences during that sojourn, On September 1 a party of about 50 men was sent to Bias Bay. from. off the Vindietive and there landed in the village and burned some of the pirate houses. On the occasion of the Sunning piracy, now gone down in the an~ nals of epics of the China coos the Vindictive brought back a group of the pirates caught by H.MS. Bluebell.
On September 12. the. ship set sail for Weihaiwei where she arrived fair days Jater. During the 'Whieii is in the same class as her 'The' Vindietive differs frum
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