Name | Nimrod (1856) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunvessel | ||
Launched | 21 April 1856 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 868 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 6 | ||
Fate | 1865 | ||
Class | Intrepid | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/328 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
24 March 1857 - 20 September 1858 | Commanded by Commander Roderick Dew, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
1 March 1858 | Commanded by Commander George Pechell Mends, East Indies and China | ||
July 1859 | Commanded by Commander Robert James Wynniatt, East Indies and China (including unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) |