HMS Havock / Havoc

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Havock / Havoc, 1856
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 4
Launched : 20 Mar 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1871
Disposal Details :
BM: 232 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 ; Red Squadron ; Commander Berkeley
1860 East Indies and China

14 May 1860 arrived Hongkong from Portsmouth.

7 Jun 1860 on the north coast of China.

10 Aug 1860 Gulf of Pecheli.

16 Nov 1860 on the north coast of China.

2 Mar 1861 in the River Yang-tse.

15 Apr 1861 Kinkiang.

12 Jul 1861 Yangtze River (Kinkiang).

27 Jun 1862 Yang-tsze-Kiang (Hancow).

15 Oct 1862 Shanghai.

15 Dec 1862 Yang-tsze-Kiang.

April 1867 Capture of piratical junk, name unknown. Prize money paid 27 May 1870.

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

1870 Yokohama

1871 Sold Yokohama