Name | Roebuck (1856) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunvessel | ||
Launched | 22 March 1856 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 868 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 6 | ||
Fate | 1864 | ||
Class | Intrepid | ||
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Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
18 July 1857 - 16 May 1858 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Commander Francis Marten, East Indies and China | ||
17 May 1858 | Commanded by Acting Commander Edwin Charles Symons, East Indies and China (Red Sea) | ||
16 January 1859 - 18 May 1861 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander Francis Marten, East Indies and China |