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Niger, 1846
Type: Steam sloop ; Armament 14
Launched : 18 Nov 1846 ;
Disposal date or year : 1869
BM: 1013 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 400
Notes:
Jan, 1846, Niger, 8, Mr. Lang, Senior, five-eighths built, at Woolwich.
20 Dec 1848 Woolwich.
Mid 1950 Stops barque Elizabeth, en route with passengers for Australia, on suspicion of being a slave vessel.
30 Aug 1851 Coast of Africa
17 Oct 1854 1st Bombardment of Sebastopol
24 Feb 1856 Devonport. Sailed with the West African mail.
Late 1856 present up the river from Hong Hong, at Canton, Cdr Cochrane.
8 Jan 1857 British forces commenced withdrawal from off Canton, to Hong Kong.
16 Feb 1857 anti-piracy patrol.
10 May 1857 Canton River.
10 Jul 1857 Hongkong.
10 Aug 1857 Canton River.
16 Oct 1857 Amoy.
15 Nov 1857 Hongkong.
28 Nov 1857 - 15 Mar 1858 Canton River, following which she appears to leave the area until October.
28 Dec 1857 Capture of Canton (see also report in London Gazette www.gazettes-online.co.uk of 16 and 26 Feb 1858).
29 Oct 1858 Hongkong.
30 Dec 1858 Canton River.
15 Feb 1859 Shanghai.
26 Feb 1859 Hongkong.
15 Mar 1859 Canton River, following which she appears to leave the area, probably for the Australia Station.
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
1860 Australia