| 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 | ||
| 14 December 1855 - 3 September 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant Earl of Clanwilliam | ||
| 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 | ||
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