Name | Drake (1856) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunboat | ||
Launched | 8 March 1856 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 233 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 2 | ||
Fate | 1869 | ||
Class | Clown | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/138 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Mountford Stephen Loviele Peile | ||
13 March 1857 - 15 June 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant William Arthur, China | ||
4 June 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Charles John Balfour | ||
26 October 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Arthur Rodney Blane, East Indies and China |