Bouncer, 1856
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 4
Launched : 23 Feb 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1871
BM: 233 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 60 hp
Notes:

All gunboats from 1 Jan 1856, are to be commissioned as independent commands with a crew of 36 men and officers.

23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Blue Squadron ; Commander Drake
1860 East Indies and China

14 May 1860 arrived Hongkong from Portsmouth.

7 Jun 1860 Hongkong.

8 Jul 1860 on the North Coast of China.

26 Jul 1860 Gulf of Pecheli.

16 Nov 1860 on the North Coast of China.

16 Jan 1861 Shanghai.

1 Feb 1861 on the North Coast of China.

2 Mar 1861 in the River Yang-tse.

15 Apr 1861 Shanghai.

12 May 1861 in the River Yang-tse.

29 May 1861 Shanghai.

12 Jun 1861 Nankin.

12 Jul 1861 Shanghai.

12 Sep 1861 Yangtze River, at Kinkiang).

15 Oct 1861 Shanghai.

15 Nov 1861 Yangtze River, at Nankin.

1 Jan 1862 Shanghai.

28 Aug 1862 Swatow.

15 Dec 1862 Shanghai.

1 Jan 1863 Shanghai. Commissioned.

1864 Bombardment and capture of Simono-seki, Japan

1 Jan to 30 Sept 1864 China station. Medical report : small-pox onboard : number of Cases of Disease and Injury.

27 Jun 1867, Havock, with the Bouncer in company, captured a piratical junk, name unknown. Proceeds from the cargo paid 7 Jun 1870.

20 Jul - 16 Aug 1867, Bouncer and Leven, in action against pirates.

12 - 18 Jun 1869, in action against pirates.

1870 Tender to Princess Charlotte, Hong Kong