Editing George Tryon (section)

===HMS ''Raleigh''===
[[File:HMS Raleigh (1873) and Serapis(1866).jpg|thumb|right|{{HMS|Raleigh|1874|6}} and {{HMS|Serapis|1866|6}}]]
Tryon left the Admiralty to take up command of {{HMS|Raleigh|1874|6}}, a new ship under construction. He was attached to the depot ship {{HMS|Pembroke}} about a month before, until ''Raleigh'' was commissioned on 13 January 1874. Tryon took the opportunity to suggest improvements to her final fitting out. After a cruise of Ireland she was attached to the 'Flying Squadron' commanded by Rear Admiral Sir [[George Granville Randolph]]. ''Raleigh'' proved to be the fastest of the six ships under steam, but still also the second fastest under sail alone, after ''Immortalite''. The squadron set out on a tour to Gibraltar, then South America where, at the Falkland Islands, officers from the ships hired a schooner to tour around and organised hunting parties across the island. Next they went to South Africa, arriving at the Cape of Good Hope on 6 March 1875. There ''Raleigh'' took on board Sir [[Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley|Garnet Wolesley]] and his staff to transport them to Natal. The remainder of the squadron returned to the Mediterranean, where ''Raleigh '' joined them later. At Gibraltar, Randolph was replaced by Rear Admiral [[Rowley Lambert]], and the whole squadron was ordered to go to Bombay, to attend the Prince of Wales who would shortly be making a tour of India.<ref>Fitzgerald pp. 128–138</ref>

Tryon showed concern for the wellbeing of his men and the better ordering of the Navy. Before ''Raleigh'' had left England, thirty men had deserted from the ship, and more took the opportunity to escape from ships of the squadron at Montevideo. Tryon wrote a memo to the Admiralty recommending that the penalties for desertion should be reduced, suggesting that a number of those deserting were of little use to the navy and should be let go, while others who were good seamen, but who had some urgent personal reason for absconding, were afraid to return later because of the severe penalties. He also instituted a programme of weighing his men and ensuring they got enough food, noting that if, as frequently happened on board ship, the men weighed less by the end of a tour than at the start, then likely their strength and fitness was reduced too. He instituted a 'dry canteen' on board to try to improve their diet.<ref>Fitzgerald pp. 133–134, 137–138</ref>

Travelling to the cape, a man fell overboard in high seas. Tryon had to make the difficult decision whether to try to rescue him, because any small boat risked sinking, taking her crew down also. However, the man was seen to be swimming strongly, so the ship was halted and a boat launched to rescue him. The boat got away well, though was sucked back under the stern of the ship before breaking free. The ship then had to manoeuvre under sail, tacking as best she could to follow the boat while keeping it on the safe side for recovery.  All went well, and Tryon received congratulations from the other captains for his skill in carrying out the rescue.<ref>Fitzgerald pp. 139–141</ref>

The squadron arrived in Bombay shortly before the Prince, who was travelling on {{HMS|Serapis|1866|6}} and {{ship|HMY|Osborne|1870|6}}, and a number of grand events took place. On one evening a dinner was arranged for the Prince in the Caves of Elephanta, on an island near Bombay.  The ships were arranged around the approach with illuminations and fireworks brought from England. As the Prince's ship approached, rockets were set off, one or two hundred at a time. One of ''Raleigh''{{'}}s sails caught fire, but preparations had been made in anticipation that something would catch fire in the rigging, and it was soon put out. As ''Raleigh'' was the only ship fast enough to keep up with ''Serapis'' and ''Osborne'', Tryon then accompanied the royal progress to Goa, Bepore, and Colombo, where the party disembarked for a tour of Ceylon.  ''Raleigh'' was required to accommodate all the newspaper correspondents who wished to accompany the Prince. The royal party rejoined at Madras to travel to Calcutta, where ''Raleigh'' had to leave the party, being too big to navigate the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]].  ''Raleigh'' rejoined once more at Bombay for the return trip to England via the Suez canal, setting out on 13 March 1876. Now she was required to accommodate gifts given to the Prince, including two tigers, a leopard, a number of birds and smaller animals, which occupied the space previously taken by the journalists.  The remainder of the Flying Squadron left for China. The royal party arrived at Portsmouth on 11 May and were met at [[The Needles]] by the Princess of Wales. The whole party proceeded through the [[Solent]] with an elephant standing on each of the paddleboxes on ''Osborne''.<ref>Fitzgerald pp. 142–146</ref>

''Raleigh'' was refitted and sent to join the Mediterranean squadron, where tension was once again rising with Turkey and Russia. In autumn 1876 Tryon was at Bashika Bay, where he had been twenty-two years before. He noted the improved health of the sailors this time, which he ascribed to the fact that fresh water was now produced on board ship rather than having to be brought aboard. The political tension came to nothing, and the tour was highlighted by escort duty to the [[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia|Duchess of Edinburgh]] aboard the Russian Imperial yacht, hunting trips and visits to places of interest. In June 1877 Tryon was replaced by Captain Jago as commander of ''Raleigh'' after a tour of three and a half years and returned home.<ref>Fitzgerald pp. 146–151</ref>