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| Name | Kestrel (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 20 May 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 233 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 2 | ||
| Fate | 1866 | ||
| Class | Clown | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/265 | ||
| Note | 1859.06.25 sunk in action at Peiho forts, China, but later salvaged and reentered service | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 11 March 1857 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander William Hector Rason | ||
| 28 October 1858 - 8 August 1859 | Commanded by Lieutenant George Dacres Bevan, China (until wrecked during unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 7 January 1860 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Henry Huxham, East Indies and China (including British involvement in Taiping rebellion) | ||
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