[3] They were intended to operate close inshore during the Crimean War and were essentially enlarged versions of the Arrow-class gunvessel, which has been designed by the Surveyor’s Department in 1854.

[7] By July, she was stationed in Edo Bay during the Mito rōnin attack on the British Legation in Tōzen-ji.

[8] After the incident, Laurence Oliphant, who survived the attack, joined Craigie on Ringdove for a reconnaissance mission in Tsushima.

[9] By April 1862, Ringdove was anchored off the British Consulate in the Chinese city of Ningbo, which was occupied by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

[10][12][13] Despite Craigie receiving profuse apologies from General Huang Chengzhong,[11][12] Roderick Dew, commander of the British forces, demanded that the east-facing Taiping batteries to be dismantled.