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| Name | Cormorant (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Launched | 23 February 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 675 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1859 | ||
| Class | Vigilant | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1859.06.28 sunk at Peiho forts | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 27 February 1856 - 5 November 1856 | Commanded by Commander William Bowden, Portsmouth | ||
| 11 March 1858 | Commanded by Commander Thomas Saumarez, China, during 2nd Anglo-Chinese War | ||
| 16 August 1858 - 28 June 1859 | Commanded by Commander Armine Wodehouse, East Indies and China (until sunk during unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 16 May 1862 - 25 March 1866 | Commanded by Commander Charles Matthew Buckle, East Indies and China | ||
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