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| Name | Snipe (1828) | Explanation | |
| Type | Cutter | ||
| Launched | 28 June 1828 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 122 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 6 | ||
| Fate | 1860 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 9 March 1839 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Thomas Baldock, off the coast of Ireland | ||
| 31 May 1843 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander George Raymond, particular service | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Fr 1 December 1843 | The Irish squadron consists of 1 line of battle ship, 2 frigates, 2 sloops, and 11 steamers, viz., the Caledonia, 120 (flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Bowles); Fox, 42; Iris, 46; Lynx, 3, and Snipe, 2 guns (sloops). Steamers, the Penelope, 22 ; Stromboli, 6; Flamer, 6; Tartarus, 2 ; Volcano, 2; Dee, 2; and Rhadamanthus steamer, 2 guns. | ||
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