Name | Woodcock (1856) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunboat | ||
Launched | 6 June 1856 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 233 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 2 | ||
Fate | 1871 | ||
Class | Clown | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/514 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
1857 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Edwin John Pollard, China | ||
14 November 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander George Stanley Bosanquet, East Indies and China (at capture of Peiho River north forts) |