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| Name | Kite (1837) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Acquired | July 1837 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 300 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | |||
| Fate | 1864 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/267 | ||
| Note | Launched 1825? Transferred from Post Office, ex-Aetna | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1 April 1839 - 4 May 1841 | Commanded by Lieutenant George Snell, West Indies | ||
| 21 February 1842 - 22 May 1842 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Thomas Lewis Gooch | ||
| 18 May 1842 - 22 August 1843 | Commanded by Lieutenant William Montagu Isaacson George Pasco, West coast of Africa | ||
| (October 1843) | Out of commission at Woolwich | ||
| 15 September 1847 - 17 December 1847 | Commanded by Commander Henry Dumaresq | ||
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