HMS Pearl was a Pearl-class 21-gun screw corvette of the Royal Navy launched in 1855, displacing 2,187 tons.

Pearl sailed around the East Indies and China and played a part in the Taiping Rebellion and the bombardment of Kagoshima during the Anglo-Satsuma War.

They killed or mortally wounded at least five members of the crew and stole over 4,000 dollars worth of gold before abandoning the ship.

They hid from the pirates until they left North Star, and then set sail for the port of Hong Kong.

Pearl was anchored off Green Island at the time and she eventually recovered both North Star and the survivors.