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| Name | Nimrod (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Launched | 21 April 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 868 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 6 | ||
| Fate | 1865 | ||
| Class | Intrepid | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/328 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 24 March 1857 - 20 September 1858 | Commanded by Commander Roderick Dew, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 1 March 1858 | Commanded by Commander George Pechell Mends, East Indies and China | ||
| July 1859 | Commanded by Commander Robert James Wynniatt, East Indies and China (including unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 2 December 1860 - 31 March 1861 | Commanded by Acting Commander William Arthur, China | ||
| 1 April 1861 - 1 August 1861 | Commanded by Commander William Arthur, China | ||
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