HMS Alligator

Survived

Type	Frigate
War	First Opium War
Main guns	Upper Deck: 20 × 32-pounder carronades

28-gun sixth rate. Fought at Chusan, the Bogue and the First Bar.

On 20 March 1834, 25 rangatira (chiefs) from the Far North and their followers gathered at Waitangi to choose a flag to represent New Zealand. A number of missionaries and settlers and the commanders of 10 British and three American ships were also in attendance. Following an address by British Resi Photo: Archives New Zealand from New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

28 guns

Upper Deck: 20 × 32-pounder carronades
Quarterdeck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades
Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounder guns

Builder	Cochin
Laid down	November 1819
Launched	29 March 1821
Length	113 ft 8 in (34.65 m) (gundeck) 94 ft 8.75 in (28.8735 m) (keel)
Complement	175

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

29 March 1821

Capture of Chusan

Survived

5 July 1840

Battle of the Bogue

Survived

23–26 February 1841

Battle of First Bar

Survived

27 February 1841

Fate

Survived

Sold on 30 October 1865