| Name | Staunch (1856) | Explanation |
| Type | Gunboat |
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| Launched | 31 January 1856 |
| Hull | Wooden |
| Propulsion | Screw |
| Builders measure | 232 tons |
| Displacement | |
| Guns | 4 |
| Fate | 1866 |
| Class | Albacore |
| Ships book | ADM 135/448 |
| Note | Sold for mercantile service |
| Snippets concerning this vessels career |
| Date | Event |
| 15 February 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Leveson Wildman, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) |
| 14 November 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Edwin John Pollard, East Indies and China |
15 May 1863 - 13 November 1864 | Commanded by Lieutenant John Smith Keats, China |