Nettle, 1856
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 2
Launched : 9 Feb 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1868
BM: 212 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 20 hp
Notes:

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

19 Feb 1856 Lieut. A.T. Key apptd. In command.

24 Feb 1856 Avon and Prospero, from Pembroke Dock, arrived Plymouth with Pet and Nettle. Both were taken into the basin dock at Devonport to have their engines and boilers fitted.

24 Feb 1856 Devonport. Now commissioned.

23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Blue Squadron ; Commander Key.

1860 Tender to Terror, Bermuda.