Surprise, 1856
Type: Gunvessel ; Armament 4
Launched : 6 Mar 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1866
Disposal Details : Broken up
BM: 680 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 200
Notes:

23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Blue Squadron ; Commander Vernon

13 Nov 1857 Arrived Hongkong, from Plymouth, S. G. Creswell, for use as a despatch steamer.

28 Nov 1857 Hongkong.

28 Dec 1857 Capture of Canton (see also report in London Gazette www.gazettes-online.co.uk of 16 and 26 Feb 1858).

15 Jan 1858 Amoy.

30 Mar 1858 Shanghai.

5 May 1858 Gulf of Pechelee.

20 May 1858 Capture of the Forts at the Mouth of the Pel Ho (see also the London Gazette www.gazettes-online.co.uk of 28 Jul 1858 .

23 May 1858 Shanghai.

22 Jun 1858 Ningpo.

6 Jul 1858 Gulf of Pechelee.

24 Aug 1858 - 11 Sep 1858 Hongkong, and then appears to leave the 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 Devonport

2 Jul 1862 Sheerness. Commissioned for Service in the Mediterranean.

1864 Mediterranean Station. Medical overview. Reports of Fevers and Heart disease onboard. Number of Cases of Disease and Injury.