| Name | Sparrow | Explanation |
| Type | Cutter |
| |
| Launched | 28 June 1828 |
| Hull | Wooden |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Builders measure | 160 tons |
| Displacement | |
| Guns | |
| Fate | 1860 |
| Class | |
| Ships book | |
| Note | 1844 survey ketch |
| Snippets concerning this vessels career |
| Date | Event |
18 October 1839
- 1842 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander John Tyssen, South America |
| (January 1843) | Out of commission at Chatham |
26 August 1844
- 1 January 1847 | Commanded by Commander Henry Charles Otter, surveying on the west coast of Scotland |
2 April 1849
- 29 April 1851 | Commanded by Commander George Alexander Frazer, south-east coast of Ireland |
The Victorian Royal Navy
