Name | Forester (1856) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunboat | ||
Launched | 23 January 1856 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 232 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 4 | ||
Fate | 1871 | ||
Class | Albacore | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/184 | ||
Note | 1868 = YC.7. Wrecked in typhoon | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
20 February 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant Arthur John Innes, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
16 April 1866 | Commanded by Lieutenant John Edward Stokes, China |