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| Name | Lyra (1857) | Explanation | |
| Type | Sloop | ||
| Launched | 26 March 1857 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | Length | 139 feet |
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 488 tons | ||
| Displacement | 653 tons | ||
| Guns | 9 | ||
| Fate | 1876 | Last in commission | 1868 |
| Class | Swallow | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/292 | ||
| Career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 26 March 1857 | Launched at Deptford Dockyard. | ||
| 12 November 1857 - 16 August 1861 | Commanded (from commissioning at Woolwich) by Commander Radulphus Bryce Oldfield, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| 17 August 1861 - 3 January 1862 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander John Richard Alexander, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| 19 November 1863 - 30 April 1868 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander Robert Augustus Parr, East Indies | ||
| 1876 | Broken up at Portsmouth Dockyard. | ||
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