| Name | Forester (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 23 January 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1871 | ||
| Class | Albacore | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/184 | ||
| Note | 1868 = YC.7. Wrecked in typhoon | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 20 February 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Arthur John Innes, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 16 April 1866 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander John Edward Stokes, China | ||
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