| Name | Carnation (1855) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 20 October 1855 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1863 | ||
| Class | Albacore | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/80 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1856 - 10 September 1856 | Commanded (until paying off at Sheerness) by Lieutenant commander Philip Saumarez | ||
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