Weser, 1855
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 4
Launched : Acquired 1855 ; Disposal date or year : 1873
BM: 540 tons ; Displacement: 468 tons
Propulsion: Paddle
Machinery notes: 160 hp
Notes:

Launched 1851 as Salamander (Prussian). Exchanged.

29 Dec 1855 At Kertch, Crimea.

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

1860 Woolwich.

4 Mar 1861 Woolwich. Commissioned for Service in the Mediterranean.

1864 Mediterranean Station. Reports of Fevers onboard. Number of Cases of Disease and Injury.

1866 Malta, for Harbour Service.

Late Dec 1870 Hearty and Weser sent to Catania in an attempt to save the Psyche, lost on the 15 Dec. ; they are now reported to be at Sicily.

27 Jan 1871 at Malta.