HMS Impregnable was the first ship my great grandfather George Perkins served on as a "Boy Entrant" in the British Royal Navy at Devonport, Devon, England. He enlisted August 28, 1856 and was on this ship until Nov. 1857.He then was on HMS Alert until June 1858 and HMS Conquerer in 1860 . He "jumped ship" and somehow got to New York City from China.He lived in China a couple years. |