Pigmy, 1837
Type: Packet ; Armament 3
Acquired : Apr 1837 ; Disposal date or year : 1879
BM: 227 tons
Propulsion: Paddle
Machinery notes: 80
Notes:

Launched 1827.

Transferred from Post Office, ex-Sybil

3 Jul 1841 Lieutenant P. Autridge, appointed to the Pigmy steam packet ;

1 Aug 1842 Steam Packet at Pembroke.

20 Dec 1848 at Chatham.

13 Jun 1854 the French fleet joined the British in the Baltic at Baro Sound - see p. 419-> at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow

10 Aug 1854 Penelope went ashore under the Russian guns and had to throw her guns overboard and was much mauled by the enemy's red-hot shot before she could be floated off, assisted by the boats of the Hecla, Gladiator, Valorous, and Pigmy, who also suffered - see p. 424 at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow

1860 Portsmouth

1870 Portsmouth