HMS Vulture (1843)

Vulture passing the Bogue on the way to Hong Kong after the Expedition to Canton, 9 April 1847
History
United Kingdom
Name	Vulture
Ordered	18 March 1841
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	September 1841
Launched	21 September 1843
Decommissioned	1866
General characteristics
Displacement	1,960 long tons
Complement	175
Armament	6 × guns

HMS Vulture was one of three 6-gun, steam-powered Cyclops-class second-class paddle frigates built for the Royal Navy in the 1840s. She was initially deployed to the East Indies where she participated in actions against China and then played a minor role in the Crimean War of 1854–1855. The ship was sold for scrap in 1863.