| Name | Herring (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 10 January 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1865 | ||
| Class | Albacore | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/231 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| January 1856 - 28 May 1856 | Commanded (from commissioning at Woolwich until paying off at Sheerness) by Lieutenant commander Louis Geneste | ||
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