Watchful, 1856
Type: Gunboat ;
Launched : 4 Jun 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1871
BM: 233 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 40
Notes:

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

1 Oct 1856 - 26 Jun 1858 Parliamentary Grant of �33,000, for services (in lieu of Prize Money) on the China Station to be divided between 56 Vessels

4 Nov 1857 arrived Hongkong, from Plymouth, Lt J. A. Whitshed.

28 Nov 1857 Canton River.

15 Nov 1859 Sent to recover stores from the Inkerman off Macao.

30 Nov 1859 Canton River.

16 Feb 1860 Hongkong.

28 Feb 1860 Canton River.

8 Jul 1860 At the North.

26 Jul 1860 Gulf of Pecheli.

16 Nov 1860 At the North.

15 Nov 1861 Shanghai.

1 Dec 1861 - 15 Dec 1862 Hongkong, and remains.

1870 Hong Kong