page_title: HMS Coromandel (1855)
hierarchical_section_title: HMS Coromandel (1855)
caption_attribution_description: Paddle despatch vessel HMS Coromandel, purchased 1855 and previously known as 'Tartar'. Sold in 1866 to Japan and broken up in 1876.
context_page_description: HMS Coromandel was a wooden paddle dispatch vessel of the Royal Navy. She was built for the P&O company as the passenger and cargo steamer Tartar. The Navy purchased her in 1855 and she participated in several battles in Chinese waters, including having been sunk and recovered. The Navy sold her in 1866 and she went through several changes in ownership before she was broken up in 1876.
context_section_description: HMS Coromandel was a wooden paddle dispatch vessel of the Royal Navy. She was built for the P&O company as the passenger and cargo steamer Tartar. The Navy purchased her in 1855 and she participated in several battles in Chinese waters, including having been sunk and recovered. The Navy sold her in 1866 and she went through several changes in ownership before she was broken up in 1876.
caption: HMS Coromandel in 1860
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