Jackdaw, 1855
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 3
Launched : 18 May 1855 ; Disposal date or year : 1888
Disposal Details : Sold
BM: 232 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 60 hp
Notes:
1855 Baltic
All gunboats from 1 Jan 1856, are to be commissioned as independent commands with a crew of 36 men and officers.
9 Feb 1856 Lieut W Swinburn apptd.
23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Blue Squadron ; Commander Swinburn
1860 Tender to Hogue at Greenock
1868 Hulk
1870 Devonport, to be fitted as a cooking depot for the reserves
1879 Late Screw Gunboat. Fitted as a cooking depot for the reserves, Devonport.