Name | Bustard (1855) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunboat | ||
Launched | 20 October 1855 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 4 | ||
Fate | 1869 | ||
Class | Albacore | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/72 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
1856 - 4 September 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Richard James Meade | ||
4 September 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Tathwell Benjamin Collinson, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
1 September 1857 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Frederick William Hallowes, East Indies and China during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War | ||
17 October 1864 - 4 May 1866 | Commanded by Lieutenant Richard Adams, China |