Earnest, 1856
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 4
Launched : 29 Mar 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1885
BM: 232 tons ; Displacement: 284 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 138 60 hp
Notes:

All gunboats from 1 Jan 1856, are to be commissioned as independent commands with a crew of 36 men and officers.

23 Apr 1856 Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Red Squadron.

NL 1870 Portsmouth.

NL 1879 Portsmouth. Tender to the Duke of Wellington.