| Name | Hardy (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 1 March 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1869 | ||
| Class | Albacore | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/217 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 7 March 1856 - 25 June 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander William Leyland Wilson, until he died | ||
| 20 September 1859 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Archibald George Bogle, East Indies and China (including British involvement in Taiping rebellion) | ||
| 1 March 1863 - 11 July 1864 | Commanded by Lieutenant Henry John Fletcher Campbell, China | ||
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