| Name | Heron (1860) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 5 July 1860 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
| Displacement | 330 tons | ||
| Guns | 2 | ||
| Fate | 1881 | ||
| Class | Britomart | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/230 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 30 March 1866 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Henry Frederick Stephenson, North America and West Indies | ||
| 27 August 1869 - 4 September 1869 | Commanded by Lieutenant Algernon Sidney Montagu, North America and West Indies | ||
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