HMS Fury was a Bulldog-class sloop designed by Sir William Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy.

[1] After commissioning she sailed for the East Indies and participated in action against pirate junks near Vietnam.

Fury was the eighth named vessel since it was used for a 14-gun sloop, launched by Lime & Mackenzie of Leith on 18 March 1779 and broken in April 1787.

[4] She was then towed back to Sheerness and was completed for sea on 6 July 1847 at an initial cost of £51,688[5] including the hull at £24,764, machinery at £22,142 and fitting at £4,782.

[6][Note 1] She was commissioned on 20 July 1847 under Commander James Wilcox, RN for service on the East Indies and China Station.