| Name | Flying Fish | Explanation |
| Type | Gunvessel |
|
| Launched | 10 December 1855 |
| Hull | Wooden |
| Propulsion | Screw |
| Builders measure | 871 tons |
| Displacement | |
| Guns | 6 |
| Fate | 1866 |
| Class | Intrepid |
| Ships book | ADM 135/181 |
| Note | |
| Snippets concerning this vessels career |
| Date | Event |
January 1856 - February 1857 | Commanded by Commander Roderick Dew, Portsmouth |
4 May 1859 - 15 May 1861 | Commanded by Commander Charles Webley Hope, Channel squadron |
16 May 1861 - 29 November 1862 | Commanded by Commander Warren Hastings Anderson, Channel squadron, then west coast of Africa |