Table showing places visited and actual distance run, in miles, by H.M.S. "Iron Duke" during commission.
| Date of Departure. | From | To | Date of Arrival. | Actual Distance run. (miles) | ||
| 1878. | ||||||
| July | 25 | Plymouth | Portsmouth | July | 26 | 139 |
| August | 1 | Portsmouth | Plymouth | August | 2 | 150 |
| " | 4 | Plymouth | Gibraltar | " | 11 | 1022 |
| " | 15 | Gibraltar | Malta | " | 22 | 931 |
| " | 25 | Malta | Port Said | Septr. | 1 | 865 |
| Septr. | 2 | Port Said | Suez | " | 4 | 86 |
| " | 7 | Suez | Aden | " | 17 | 1144 |
| " | 21 | Aden | Point de Galle | Octr. | 4 | 1950 |
| Octr. | 8 | Point de Galle | Singapore | " | 18 | 1434 |
| Novr. | 18 | Singapore | Malacca | Novr. | 19 | 100 |
| " | 19 | Malacca | Din Ding | " | 21 | 164 |
| " | 21 | Din Ding | Penang | " | 22 | 102 |
| " | 28 | Penang | Din Ding | " | 29 | 112 |
| " | 30 | Din Ding | Singapore | Decr. | 2 | 271 |
| Decr. | 5 | Singapore | Sarawak | " | 8 | 368 |
| " | 9 | Sarawak | Labuan | " | 12 | 325 |
| " | 14 | Labuan | Manilla | " | 19 | 724 |
| " | 24 | Manilla | Manilla | " | 28 | 511 |
| " | 31 | Manilla | Hong Kong | Jany. | 4 | 640 |
| 1879. | ||||||
| March | 11 | Hong Kong | Chino Bay | March | 12 | 101 |
| " | 14 | Chino Bay | Hong Kong | " | 15 | 101 |
| April | 21 | Hong Kong | Merz Bay | April | 21 | 61 |
| " | 22 | Merz Bay | Amoy | " | 24 | 262 |
| " | 26 | Amoy | White Dogs | " | 27 | 152 |
| " | 28 | White Dogs | Chusan | " | 30 | 283 |
| May | 5 | Chusan | Wosung | May | 7 | 111 |
| " | 23 | Wosung | Nagasaki | " | 25 | 388 |
| June | 11 | Nagasaki | Takasima | June | 12 | 230 |
| " | 13 | Takasima | Sojasima | " | 13 | 96 |
| " | 14 | Sojasima | Kobé | " | 14 | 39 |
| " | 17 | Kobé | Yokohama | " | 19 | 319 |
| July | 24 | Yokohama | Yamada | July | 25 | 231 |
| " | 26 | Yamada | Awomori | " | 27 | 200 |
| " | 28 | Awomori | Hakodadi | " | 29 | 53 |
| August | 9 | Hakodaté | Dui | Augst | 15 | 597 |
| " | 16 | Dui | Castries Bay | " | 17 | 51 |
| " | 19 | Castries Bay | Barracouta Hr. | " | 20 | 132 |
| " | 23 | Barracouta Hr. | Olga Bay | " | 26 | 380 |
| " | 26 | Olga Bay | Askold Is. | " | 27 | 146 |
| " | 28 | Askold Is. | Vladivostock | " | 28 | 32 |
| " | 31 | Vladivostock | Nagasaki | Septr. | 4 | 666 |
| Septr. | 7 | Nagasaki | Chefoo | " | 12 | 580 |
| Octr. | 18 | Chefoo | Takasima | Octr. | 23 | 662 |
| " | 24 | Takasima | Sojasima | " | 24 | 94 |
| " | 25 | Sojasima | Kobé | " | 25 | 48 |
| Novr. | 5 | Kobé | Yokohama | Novr. | 6 | 346 |
| " | 24 | Yokohama | Matson Is. | Decr. | 3 | 1311 |
| Decr. | 3 | Matson | Amoy | " | 4 | 185 |
| " | 12 | Amoy | Hope Bay | " | 13 | 132 |
| " | 14 | Hope Bay | Hong Kong | " | 15 | 146 |
| At Hong Kong | Target Practice | 147 | ||||
| 1880. | ||||||
| April | 5 | Hong Kong | Tong Sha | April | 9 | 423 |
| " | 15 | Tong Sha | Chefoo | " | 21 | 844 |
| May | 11 | Chefoo | Nagasaki | May | 15 | 581 |
| " | 29 | Nagasaki | Yobuko | " | 29 | 88 |
| " | 31 | Yobuko | Himesima | " | 31 | 109 |
| June | 1 | Himesima | Obe-hito-ura | June | 1 | 60 |
| " | 2 | Obe-hito-ura | Sojasima | " | 2 | 89 |
| " | 3 | Sojasima | Kobé | " | 3 | 45 |
| " | 9 | Kobé | Yokohama | " | 12 | 364 |
| July | 8 | Yokohama | Kamaishi | July | 10 | 339 |
| " | 10 | Kamaishi | Endermo | " | 12 | 240 |
| " | 17 | Endermo | Hakodadi | " | 17 | 68 |
| " | 29 | Hakodadi | O'Kosiri island | " | 30 | 94 |
| August | 3 | Okisiri Island | Hakodadi | August | 3 | 80 |
| " | 6 | Hakodadi | Nagasaki | " | 10 | 830 |
| " | 11 | Nagasaki | Amoy | " | 16 | 922 |
| " | 17 | Amoy | Hong Kong | " | 18 | 295 |
| Septr. | 25 | Hong Kong | Amoy | Septr. | 27 | 349 |
| " | 28 | Amoy | Nagasaki | Octr. | 5 | 896 |
| Octr. | 16 | Nagasaki | Sojasima | " | 18 | 369 |
| " | 19 | Sojasima | Kobé | " | 19 | 51 |
| " | 23 | Kobé | Sojasima | " | 23 | 68 |
| " | 24 | Sojasima | Nagasaki | " | 26 | 312 |
| Decr | 2 | Nagasaki | Rugged Isles | Decr. | 5 | 440 |
| " | 10 | Rugged Isles | Pirates' Bay | " | 10 | 10 |
| " | 11 | Pirates' Bay | Amoy | " | 14 | 495 |
| " | 15 | Amoy | Hong Kong | " | 17 | 258 |
| 1881. | ||||||
| Feby. | 16 | Hong Kong | Singapore | Feby. | 24 | 1415 |
| March | 3 | Singapore | Malacca | March | 4 | 106 |
| " | 4 | Malacca | Din Ding | " | 6 | 170 |
| " | 6 | Din Ding | Penang | " | 7 | 97 |
| " | 8 | Penang | Singapore | " | 11 | 412 |
| " | 13 | Singapore | Cape St. James | " | 17 | 658 |
| " | 18 | Cape St. James | Saigon | " | 18 | 38 |
| " | 19 | Saigon | Hong Kong | " | 25 | 1067 |
| April | 21 | Hong Kong | Chino Bay | April | 22 | 148 |
| " | 25 | Chino Bay | Tungao Bay | " | 25 | 33 |
| " | 26 | Tungao Bay | Namoa Is. | " | 26 | 55 |
| " | 30 | Namoa Is. | Rees Is. | " | 30 | 40 |
| May | 1 | Rees Is. | Amoy | May | 1 | 57 |
| " | 7 | Amoy | Lamyet Is. | " | 8 | 117 |
| " | 13 | Lamyet Is. | White Dogs | " | 13 | 64 |
| " | 14 | White Dogs | Matson | " | 14 | 18 |
| " | 19 | Matson | Chefoo | June | 6 | 1269 |
| July | 3 | Chefoo | Wosung | July | 6 | 467 |
| " | 10 | Wosung | Nagasaki | " | 14 | 426 |
| " | 28 | Nagasaki | Tsusima | " | 29 | 127 |
| " | 31 | Tsusima | Posiette Bay | August | 7 | 606 |
| Augst. | 11 | Posiette Bay | Vladivostock | " | 12 | 78 |
| " | 19 | Vladivostock | Olga Bay | " | 22 | 190 |
| " | 29 | Olga Bay | St. Vladimir Bay | " | 30 | 24 |
| Septr. | 3 | St. Vladimir Bay | Hakodadi | Septr. | 7 | 373 |
| " | 15 | Hakodadi[A] | Yamada | " | 17 | 239 |
| " | 18 | Yamada | Sendai Bay | " | 19 | 104 |
| " | 20 | Sendai Bay | Yokosuka | " | 22 | 274 |
| " | 24 | Yokosuka | Yokohama | " | 24 | 13 |
| Octr. | 2 | Yokohama | Kobé | Octr. | 4 | 372 |
| " | 5 | Kobé | Sojasima | " | 5 | 42 |
| " | 6 | Sojasima | Gogosima | " | 6 | 92 |
| " | 7 | Gogosima | Himesima | " | 7 | 51 |
| " | 8 | Himesima | Nagasaki | " | 9 | 210 |
| " | 26 | Nagasaki | Wosung | " | 29 | 448 |
| Novr. | 23 | Wosung | Hong Kong | Novr. | 29 | 804 |
| 1882. | ||||||
| Feby. | 11 | Hong Kong | Titam Bay | Feby. | 11 | 22 |
| " | 13 | Titam Bay | Titam Bay | " | 13 | 6 |
| " | 14 | Titam Bay | Bogue Forts | " | 14 | 60 |
| " | 27 | Bogue Forts | Hong Kong | " | 27 | 61 |
| April | 19 | Hong Kong | Osima, Loo Choo | May | 3 | 1193 |
| May | 11 | Osima, Loo Choo | Nagasaki | " | 16 | 416 |
| " | 27 | Nagasaki | Kobé | June | 3 | 532 |
| June | 10 | Kobé | Kaneda Bay | " | 14 | 368 |
| " | 15 | Kaneda Bay | Yokohama | " | 15 | 21 |
| July | 2 | Yokohama | Hakodadi | July | 9 | 665 |
| " | 12 | Hakodadi | Castries Bay | " | 22 | 636 |
| " | 27 | Castries Bay | Dui | " | 28 | 54 |
| " | 30 | Dui | Barracouta | " | 31 | 131 |
| August | 4 | Barracouta | Vladivostock | Augst | 13 | 480 |
| " | 19 | Vladivostock | Gen San[B] | " | 24 | 393 |
| " | 30 | Gen San | Fusan[C] | Septr. | 3 | 288 |
| Septr. | 7 | Fusan | Port Hamilton | " | 8 | 134 |
| " | 15 | Port Hamilton | Chefoo | " | 19 | 429 |
| Octr. | 4 | Chefoo | Wosung | Octr. | 8 | 482 |
| " | 20 | Wosung | Nagasaki | 388 | ||
| [D] | Nagasaki | Hong Kong | 1217 | |||
| Decr. | 7 | Hong Kong | Singapore | 1415 | ||
| " | 20 | Singapore | Point de Galle or Trincomalee | 1434 | ||
| 1883. | ||||||
| [D] | Point de Galle | Aden | Jany. | 15 | 1950 | |
| Jany. | 17 | Aden | Suez | 1114 | ||
| [D] | Suez | Port Said | " | 27 | 86 | |
| " | 28 | Port Said | Malta | Feby. | 4 | 865 |
| Feby. | 7 | Malta | Gibraltar | 931 | ||
| [D] | Gibraltar | Plymouth | 1022 | |||
Total number of miles made during the commission, 55,566; or a distance equal to 2¼ times around the earth.
Note A:Touched at Kamaishi en route.
Note B:Port Lazaref.
Note C:Cho-San.
Note D:The writer assumes that these places will be visited on the voyage home; and—as will be seen by referring to the earlier part of the table—we have touched at the same places before, the same distances are quoted. The dates necessary to make the form complete it is hoped the reader will be able to supply.
PRINTED AT THE "BREMNER" PRINTING WORKS, DEVONPORT.
Transcriber's Notes:
Every effort has been made to keep to the original text as much as possible. Non-standard spelling and grammar have been mostly preserved. Changes have only been made in the case of obvious typographical errors, and where not making a correction would leave the text confusing or difficult to read. There is a fair amount of inconsistency in the author's transliteration of foreign words, especially in place and person names. Such inconsistency has been mostly preserved but in some cases names have been made more recognizable or the spelling has been standardized so that it is easier for the reader to follow the author's narrative. All changes are documented below.