Which ships handled most China Station piracy incidents?

Is there a good book on China Station pirate actions, and which ships usually dealt with them?

There is no single dedicated book he recommends, and sloops handled the great majority of routine incidents.

There was no single satisfactory book devoted to China Station pirate actions. Much of the material has to be assembled from a broader station history, articles, and archival records. That reconstruction changes the apparent balance of ship types. Dramatic carrier and submarine incidents attract attention, but sloops handled roughly nine out of ten cases. Routine patrol craft therefore belong at the center of the operational story.