Hebe stayed away from Mount Olympus her whole life.
The Beacon-class gunvessels were a class of composite gunboats built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s .. class. ship class. composite. composite hull. Royal Navy. Royal Navy. They were the first warships of the Royal Navy expressly designed to use the engines of an older class of ships with a different hull shape .. class. ship class. Royal Navy. Royal Navy. They were generally deployed overseas to the China , East Indies , West Africa , Pacific , North America and West Indies Stations .. China. China Station. East Indies. East Indies Station. West Africa. Cape of Good Hope Station. Pacific. Pacific Station. In addition to show the flag , the ships fought pirates and suppressed the slave trade in East and West Africa .. West Africa. Cape of Good Hope Station. As their engines wore out in the mid-1880s , they were mostly retired and scrapped by the end of the decade .. scrapped. ship breaking. A few survived into the early 1900s as they were modified for harbour service before being sold or scrapped .. scrapped. ship breaking