Name | Cormorant (1856) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunvessel | ||
Launched | 23 February 1856 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 675 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 4 | ||
Fate | 1859 | ||
Class | Vigilant | ||
Ships book | |||
Note | 1859.06.28 sunk at Peiho forts | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
1 February 1856 | Commanded by Commander William Bowden | ||
(20 May 1858) | Commanded by Commander Thomas Saumarez, China, during 2nd Anglo-Chinese War | ||
16 August 1858 - 28 June 1859 | Commanded by Commander Armine Wodehouse, East Indies and China (until sunk during unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) |