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| Name | Opossum (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 28 February 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1896 | ||
| Class | Albacore | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/336 | ||
| Note | 1874 hulk | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 16 November 1830 | Commanded by Lieutenant Robert Peter, Falmouth | ||
| 28 February 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant Colin Andrew Campbell, China (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 4 June 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant William Henry Jones | ||
| (28 June 1859) | Commanded by Lieutenant Charles John Balfour, East Indies and China (including unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 1 May 1860 | Commanded by Lieutenant Lindesay Brine, East Indies and China | ||
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