Royal Navy vessels: E-F

Royal Navy vessels - 1840-1880

Vessels A; B; C; D; E - F; G - H; I - L; M; N - P; Q - R; S; T - U; V - Z; ??

These tables show all vessels carried on the books of the Royal Navy in the period 1840-1880.

Name	Launched	Fate	H.	P.	Type	B.M.	Disp.	Guns	S.B.	Note
Eagle	1804.02.27	1926	W	W	Third rate	1706		74	0	1830.04 50 gun 4th rate.1860 t.s. 1918=Eaglet. 1926 accidentally burnt
Eaglet	1918r								0	See: Eagle 1804
Earnest	1856.03.29	1885	W	S	Gunboat	232		4
Echo	1827.05.28	1885	W	P	Gunvessel	295		2	145
Eclair	1844r									See: Infernal 1843
Eclipse	1819.07.03	1863	W	W	Brig-sloop	235		10		1836 Coastguard. 1863 = WV.21
Eclipse	1860.09.18	1867	W	S	Gunvessel	700	877	4	146
Eclipse	1867.11.14	1921	W	S	Sloop (1876: Corvette)	1276	1760	6	147	Laid down as Sappho. 1888-1892 lent War Dept.
Edgar	1858.10.23	1904	W	S	Second rate	3094	5158	91	148	1870 lent Customs as hulk
Edinburgh	1811.01.26	1866	W	W	Third rate	1772		74	149	1846 screw blockship 60 guns
Egeria	1807.10.31	1865	W	W	Sixth rate	424		26
Egeria	1873.11.01	1911	C	S	Sloop		940	4		1886 survey ship
Egmont	1810.03.07	1875	W	W	Third rate	1760		74
Egmont	1904r									See: Achilles 1863
Egremont	1918r									See: Achilles 1863
Electra	1837.09.28	1862	W	W	Sloop	462		18
Elfin	1849.02.08	1901	W	P	Yacht	98
Elizabeth	1873	1921			Tank vessel				150
Elk	1847.09.27	1893	W	W	2nd class brig	482		16		1863 = WV.13, Coastguard. 1863.5 = WV.28
Elk	1868.01.10	1905	C	S	Gunvessel	465	603	4	151	1890 tug. 1905 sold as dredger
Emerald	1820a	1847	W	W	Tender	86
Emerald	1856.07.19	1869	W	S	Frigate	2913	3503	51	152	Laid down as 4th rate 60 guns 2146 bm
Emerald	1876.08.18	1906	C	P	Corvette	1864	2120	12		1898 powder hulk
Emerald	1903r									See: Black Prince 1861
Emerald	1918r									See: Hawk 1869
Emperor	1856a	1858		P	Yacht					Became Banyru (Japanese)
Empress	1890r									See: Revenge 1859
Emulous	1819.12.16	1864	W	W	Brig-sloop	235		10		1841 Coastguard
Enchantress	1862.02.02	1889	W	P	Admiralty yacht	835	985	2
Enchantress	1888r									See: Helicon 1865
Encounter	1846.09.24	1866	W	S	Sloop (1862: Corvette)	953	1934	14	153	Converted to screw on stocks
Encounter	1873.01.01	1888	W	S	Corvette		1970	14	154
Endymion	1797.03.29	1868	W	W	Fourth rate	1277		50		1860 h.s.
Endymion	1865.11.18	1885	W	S	Frigate	2486	3200	36
Enterprise	1848.04.05	1903	W	W	Survey sloop	471				1860 c.h.
Enterprise	1864.02.09	1886	C	S	Central battery ironclad sloop	993	1530	4	155	Laid down as Circassian, Camelion class wooden screw sloop
Erebus	1826.06.07	1848	W	W	Bomb vessel	378		14		1844 screw discovery vessel. 1848 abandoned in Artic
Erebus	1856.04.19	1884	I	S	Floating battery	1854	1954	16	156
Erebus	1904r									See: Invincible 1869
Erne	1856.02.18	1874	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	157
Escort	1856.05.05	1865	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	158
Esk	1854.06.12	1870	W	S	Corvette	1169	1900	20	159
Esk	1877.04.28	1903	I	S	Flatiron gunboat		363	3
Espiegle	1844.04.20	1861	W	W	Brig	443		12
Espiegle	1880.08.03	1921	C	S	Sloop		1130	6
Espoir	1826.05.09	1857	W	W	Brig-sloop	233		10
Espoir	1860.01.07	1881	W	S	Gunvessel	428	570	5	160	1869 = YC.19, dredger
Ethalion	1802.07.29	1877	W	W	Fifth rate	996		36		1823 h.s. 1835 lent as breakwater at Harwich
Euphrates	1834	18??		P	Gunboat	179
Euphrates	1866.11.24	1894	I	S	Troopship	4173	6211	3	161
Eurotas	1829.02.19	1865	W	W	Fifth rate	1170		46	162	1856 mortar frigate 2 mortars
Euryalus	1803.06.06	1860	W	W	Fifth rate	946		36		1826 prison ship. 1859 = Africa
Euryalus	1853.10.05	1867	W	S	Frigate	2371	3125	51	163
Euryalus	1877.01.31	1897	I	S	Corvette	2690	4070	16
Eurydice	1843.05.16	1878	W	W	Sixth rate	908		24		1861 t.s. 1878.03.24 foundered off Isle of Wight
Excellent	1834r									See: Boyne 1810
Excellent	1859r									See: Queen Charlotte 1810
Exmouth	1854.07.12	1905	W	S	Second rate	3100	4382	90	164	Converted to screw on stocks. 1877 lent to Metropolitan Asylums Board
Experiment	1838a	1848	W	P		220		2		Ex-mercantile, converted to paddle after purchase. 1847 sold
Express	1835.10.08	1862	W	W	Packet brig	362
Express	1874.07.16	1889	C	S	Gunboat		455	4
Fair Rosamond	1830.02a	1845	W	W	Vessel					Ex-slaver Dos Amigos
Fairy	1826.04.25	1840	W	W	Brig-sloop	233		10		1832 survey vessel. 1840.11.13 wrecked on Sussex coast with loss of all hands
Fairy	1845.03	1868	I	S	Yacht	312			165
Falcon	1854.08.10	1869	W	S	Sloop	748	1139	17	166
Falcon	1877.01.04	1920	C	S	Gunvessel		780	3		1891 hulk for torpedo range. 1920 sold to E.W. Payne & Co.
Falmouth	1807	1883	W	W	Schooner	160				1808 dockyard service. 1824 = mortar vessel. 1846 = lighter YC.1. 1870 = YC.46. 1870.11 = Falmouth
Falmouth	1870r									See: Falmouth 1807
Fame	1842r									See: Dragon 1798
Fancy	1855.03.31	1905	W	S	Gunboat	232		3	167	1876 hulk
Fanny	1831.02.28	1863	W	W	Cutter yacht	136				Laid down (and launched?) as Admiralty
Fantome	1839.05.30	1864	W	W	2nd class brig	483		16
Fantome	1873.03.26	1889	C	S	Sloop	727	940	4
Favorite	1836r									See: Favourite 1829
Favorite	1864.07.05	1886	W	S	Central battery ironclad corvette	2094	3232	10	168	Laid down as wooden screw sloop
Favourite	1829.04.21	1905	W	W	Sloop	434		18		1836 = Favorite. 1859 c.h. 18?? = C.3. 18?? = C.77
Fawn	1840.05a	18??	W	W	Brigantine	169		6		ex-slaver Caroline. 1842 tank vessel. 1846.05 sold Natal Colonial Government
Fawn	1856.09.30	1884	W	S	Sloop	751	1045	17	169
Fearless	1837.08a	1875	W	P	Survey vessel	165			170	1831 launched. Transferred from Post Office, ex-Flamer
Fenella	1856.05.19	1878	W	S	Gunboat	233		2	171	1867 steam-dredger
Ferret	1840.06.01	1869	W	W	Brig	358		8		1869.03.29 wrecked off Dover pier
Fervent	1804.12.15	1879	W	W	Gun-brig	179		12		1816 mooring lighter
Fervent	1856.01.23	1879	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	172
Fidget	1856.04.07	1863	W	S	Gunboat	212		2
Fidget	1872.03.13	1905	I	S	Flatiron gunboat		254	1	173	1905 hulk
Firebrand	1831.07.11	1876	W	P	Gunvessel	495	510	6	45	1842 = Black Eagle admiralty yacht, 540 bm, 715 disp
Firebrand	1842.09.06	1864	W	P	2nd class frigate	1190	1960	4	174	Laid down as Belzebub
Firebrand	1877.04.30	1905	C	S	Gunboat		455	4
Firefly	1832.09.29	1866	W	P	Gunvessel	550	677	5	175	1858 survey vessel
Firefly	1868	1908			Tug				176
Firefly	1877.06.28	1931	C	S	Gunboat		455	4
Firequeen	1847.07a	1883	I	P	Tender	313
Firm	1855.03.01	1858	W	W	Mortar vessel	117		1		1855 = MV.11
Firm	1856.03.22	1872	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	177
Firm	1877.02.14	1907	C	S	Gunboat		455	4
Fisgard	1819.07.08	1879	W	W	Fifth rate	1068		46
Fisgard	1904r									See: Audacious 1869
Fisgard II	1906r									See: Invincible 1869
Fisgard II	1915r									See: Hercules 1868
Fisgard III	1905r									See: Hindostan 1841
Fisgard IV	1906r									See: Sultan 1870
Flamer	1804.05.08	1858	W	W	Gun-brig	178		12		1815 h.s. 1841 Coastguard
Flamer	1831.08.11	1850	W	P	Gunvessel	495	510	6		1850.11.22 wrecked off West Africa
Flamer	1855.03.31	1901	W	W	Mortar vessel	117		1		1856 = MV.10. 1866 = YC.5
Flamer	1856.04.10	1874	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	178	1867 hulk. Blown ashore in typhoon
Flamingo	1876.12.13	1923	C	S	Gunvessel		780	3		1891 = hulk. 1923 sold to Plymouth Port Sanitary Authority. 1931 broken up
Flirt	1856.06.07	1864	W	S	Gunboat	212		2
Flirt	1867.12.20	1888	C	S	Gunvessel	464	603	4	179
Flora	1844.09.11	1891	W	W	Fifth rate	1634		36		1851 h.s.
Fly	1831.08.25	1903	W	W	Sloop	485		18		1855 c.h. 18?? = C.2. 18?? = C.70
Fly	1856.04.05	1862	W	S	Gunboat	232		4
Fly	1867.12.20	1887	C	S	Gunvessel	464	603	4	180
Flying Fish	1844.04.03	1852	W	W	Brig	445		12
Flying Fish	1855.12.10	1866	W	S	Gunvessel	871		6	181
Flying Fish	1873.11.08	1888	C	S	Sloop		940	4		Laid down as Daring. 1880 survey ship.
Foam	1856.05.08	1867	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	182
Foam	1871.08.29	1887	C	S	Gunboat		430	4	183
Forester	1832.08.28	1843	W	W	Brig-sloop	229		3
Forester	1856.01.23	1871	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	184	1868 = YC.7. Wrecked in typhoon
Forester	1877.02.26	1904	C	S	Gunboat		455	4		1894 c.h.
Formidable	1825.05.19	1906	W	W	Second rate	2289	3594	84		1869 t.s.
Forte	1814.05.21	1844	W	W	Fifth rate	1155		38
Forte	1858.05.29	1905	W	S	Frigate	2364	3456	51	185	1880 r.s. 1894 c.h. 1905.11.23 burnt by accident at Sheerness
Forte	1890r									See: Pembroke 1812
Forth	1833.08.01	1883	W	W	Fifth rate	1215	1792	44		1856 mortar frigate 2 mortars. 1869 = Jupiter, c.h.
Fortitude	1833r									See: Cumberland 1807
Forward	1855.12.08	1869	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	186	1869 sold Esquimalt for mercentile service
Forward	1877.01.29	1904	C	S	Gunboat		455	4		1892 c.h.
Foudroyant	1798.03.31	1897	W	W	Second rate	2062		80		1820 guardship. 1862 t.s. 1897.06.16 wrecked near Blackpool
Foudroyant	1897r									See: Trincomalee 1817
Fox	1829.08.17	1882	W	W	Fifth rate	1080		46		1856 screw transport. 1862 storeship.
Foxhound	1856.08.16	1866	W	S	Gunvessel	681		4	187
Foxhound	1877.01.29	1975	C	S	Gunboat		455	2
Frederick William	1860.03.24	1953	W	S	First rate	3241	4725	86		Laid down as Royal Frederick. 1876 = Worchester, t.s. 1948.08.30 foundered in the Thames. 1953 raised and broken up
Frolic	1842.08.23	1864	W	W	Sloop	511		16
Frolic	1872.02.29	1908	C	S	Gunvessel	462	610	4	188	1888 drillship. 1893 = WV.30, Coastguard. 1897 = WV.41
Furious	1850.08.26	1884	W	P	2nd class frigate	1287		14	189	1867 c.h.
Fury	1834a	1843	W	P	vessel	166		0		1834.07.31 purchased in Bermuda
Fury	1845.12.31	1864	W	P	1st class sloop	1124		6

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