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| Name | Heroine (1841) | Explanation | |
| Type | Packet brig | ||
| Launched | 16 August 1841 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 359 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 8 | ||
| Fate | 1878 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1865 h.s. | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1 September 1841 - 31 March 1843 | Commanded by Lieutenant Thomas Dilnot Stewart, west coast of Africa | ||
| 23 May 1843 - 10 July 1845 | Commanded by Lieutenant Henry Richard Foote, west coast of Africa | ||
| 29 August 1845 - 16 November 1848 | Commanded by Commander Charles Edmunds, west coast of Africa | ||
| 14 April 1849 | Commanded by Commander John Barling Marsh, west coast of Africa | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Th 9 November 1848 | Her Majesty's sloop Ranger, 8, Commander Charles F. Newland, which get ashore at St. Vincent (Cape de Verd) on the 22nd of July, was sunk on the 8th of September, in being hove down by the Pantaloon, but was afloat when the Heroine arrived there, The James Town, American Commodore, had rendered considerable assistance to the Ranger. All the Ranger's keel, fore foot, and butt ends are gone, and several of her timbers are showing; it is doubtful if she can be repaired sufficiently to enable her to come home. | ||
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