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| Name | Camelion (1860) | Explanation | |
| Type | Sloop (1862: Corvette) | ||
| Launched | 23 February 1860 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | Length | 185 feet |
| Propulsion | Screw | Men | 180 |
| Builders measure | 952 tons | ||
| Displacement | 1365 tons | ||
| Guns | 17 | ||
| Fate | 1883 | Last in commission | 1875 |
| Class | Camelion | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/78 | ||
| Career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 23 February 1860 | Launched at Deptford Dockyard. | ||
| 9 July 1861 - 14 December 1863 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness) by Commander Edward Hardinge, Pacific | ||
| 14 December 1863 - 28 April 1866 | Commanded (until paying off at Sheerness) by Commander Theodore Morton Jones, Pacific | ||
| 1 May 1867 - 1 May 1871 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Panama) by Commander William Henry Annesley, Pacific | ||
| May 1871 - 10 June 1875 | Commanded (from commissioning at Panama until paying off at Sheerness) by Commander Andrew James Kennedy, Pacific | ||
| 1883 | Sold. | ||
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