| Name | Cygnet (1860) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Launched | 6 June 1860 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 428 tons | ||
| Displacement | 570 tons | ||
| Guns | 5 | ||
| Fate | 1868 | ||
| Class | Philomel | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/116 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 18 May 1861 - 30 July 1862 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Commander Arthur Thomas Thrupp, North America and West Indies | ||
| 28 January 1863 | Commanded by Commander Walter Sidney De Kantzow, North America and West Indies | ||
| 29 April 1865 - 29 July 1866 | Commanded by Commander Gover Rose Miall, North America and West Indies | ||
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