| Name | Argus | Explanation |
| Type | Sloop |
|
| Launched | 15 December 1849 |
| Hull | Wooden |
| Propulsion | Paddle |
| Builders measure | 981 tons |
| Displacement | 1630 tons |
| Guns | 6 |
| Fate | 1881 |
| Class | |
| Ships book | |
| Note | |
| Snippets concerning this vessels career |
| Date | Event |
20 December 1852
- 26 August 1856 | Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Sheerness) by Commander Richard Purvis, North America and West Indies |
3 June 1858
- June 1861 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Sheerness) by Commander Herbert Frederick Winnington Ingram, the Channel, then the Mediterranean |
| 7 August 1862 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness) by Commander Lewis James Moore, East Indies and China (including the bombardment of Kagoshima ("Anglo-Satsuma War")) |
| 12 November 1863 | Commanded by Commander John Moresby, China (including the bombardment of Simonoseki) |
| 5 December 1864 | Commanded by Commander Henry Lewis Round, China |
| 30 March 1867 | Commanded by Commander Frederick William Hallowes, China |
26 March 1873
- February 1874 | Commanded by Commander Percy Patt Luxmoore, west coast of Africa |
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