| Name | Highlander (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 29 April 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | |||
| Fate | 1884 | ||
| Class | Albacore | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/233 | ||
| Note | 1868 = YC.51, steam-dredger | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 22 March 1866 - 13 April 1866 | Commanded by Lieutenant Robert Hastings Harris, tender to Prince Consort | ||
| 7 June 1866 - 5 August 1867 | Commanded by Lieutenant Arthur Cecil Henry Paget, tender to Black Prince then (1 July 1867) Warrior then (25 July 1867) Mersey, Queenstown | ||
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