Name | Sparrowhawk (1856) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunvessel | ||
Launched | 9 February 1856 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 676 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 4 | ||
Fate | 1872 | ||
Class | Vigilant | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/441 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
(5 April 1856) | Commanded by Commander Samuel Gurney Cresswell | ||
18 July 1857 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Commander John Clarke Byng, East Indies and China | ||
2 June 1868 - 5 October 1872 | Commanded (until paying off) by Commander Henry Wentworth Mist, Pacific |