| Name | Magpie (1868) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Launched | 12 February 1868 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 665 tons | ||
| Displacement | 774 tons | ||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1885 | ||
| Class | Plover | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/295 | ||
| Note | 1878 survey vessel | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 24 October 1870 - 13 March 1874 | Commanded by Commander Frederic Proby Doughty, East Indies | ||
| 9 June 1877 - 31 October 1878 | Commanded by Commander William Metcalfe Lang, China | ||
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