She was refitted in Portsmouth in 1858,[2] On 4 June 1859, she assisted HMS Flying Fish in rescuing survivors from the troopship Eastern Monarch, which had suffered an onboard explosion, caught fire and sank off Spithead.[4]Falcon then served as part of the West Africa Squadron off Africa from 1859 to 1862. In 1861,[5]Falcon was stationed off Jenkins Town, on the River Sherbro, Sierra Leone, commanderAlgernon Heneage. Her ship's company participated in the attack on the king of Baddiboo on the Gambia River, and the ship bombarded Saba and captured the town on 21 February 1862. The ship's crew suffered 6 killed and 15 wounded.[2]
Australia station
Refitted again in Portsmouth during 1863 before spending the rest of her active life on the Australia Station. During this period she took part in the New Zealand Wars.[3] On 28 April 1864 she participated in the bombardment of Tai Rawhiti. The next day some of her crew took part in the attack on Gate Pā as part of the Naval Brigade.[2] She left the Australia Station in November 1867 for England.
Fate
She paid off at Woolwich on 3 October 1868 and was sold on 27 September 1869 to C. Marshall for £2046 for breaking at Plymouth.[1][2]
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Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC52620555.