| 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 - 27 October 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant Charles John Balfour, East Indies and China | ||
| 26 October 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Arthur Rodney Blane, East Indies and China | ||
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