Name: Follow links in this column for details of the career of unarmoured wooden screw vessels (or for snippets for other vessels).
Launched: "1800a" means acquired in 1800; "1800r" means renamed in 1800 to name shown in "Name" column; see "Note" column for original name, under which entry other details are given.
H(ull): C = composite, I = iron, S = steel, W = wood.
P(ropulsion): H = hydraulic, P = paddle, S = screw, W = sail.
B.M. = burthen, builders measure (tons).
Disp. = displacement (tons); during this period displacement was replacing burthen as a measure of the "size" of vessels.
Guns = initial number of guns (may have been different later in career). TT = torpedo tubes.
Fate: year of sale, breaking up or loss; if lost or sold for reuse see details in "Note" column.
SB = ships book in PRO London: ADM 135/xxx (giving the history of the maintenance of the ship - hull, machinery and armament - from construction to disposal).
Note: "1800 = Nnnnnn" means renamed to Nnnnnn in 1800; "1850 screw 1000 bm" means converted to a screw ship of 1000 tons burthen in 1850. c.h. = coal hulk; d.s. = depot ship.; h.s. = harbour service; r.s = receiving ship; t.s. = training ship; MV = mortar vessel; WV = watch vessel; YC = yard craft. Merchant ship names in italics. Data in red are alternate data when sources disagree.
| Ship | Launch | H. | P. | Type | B.M. | Disp. | Guns | Fate | S.B. | Note |
| Gadfly | 1856.04.21 | W | S | Gunboat | 212 | | 2 | 1864 | | |
| Galatea | 1810.08.31 | W | W | 5th rate | 947 | | 36 | 1849 | | |
| Galatea | 1859.09.14 | W | S | Frigate | 3227 | 4686 | 26 | 1883 | 190 | |
| Ganges | 1821.11.10 | W | W | 2nd rate | 2248 | 3594 | 84 | 1929 | | 1865 t.s. 1906 = Tenedos III. 1910 = Indus V. 1922 = Impregnable III |
| Ganges | 1906r | | | | | | | | | See: Minotaur 1863 |
| Ganges | 1908r | | | | | | | | | See: Caroline 1882 |
| Ganges II | 1906r | | | | | | | | | See: Agincourt 1865 |
| Ganges II | 1908r | | | | | | | | | See: Minotaur 1863 |
| Gannet | 1814.11.13 | W | W | Brig-sloop | 386 | | 18 | 1838 | | |
| Gannet | 1857.12.29 | W | S | Sloop | 579 | 890 | 11 | 1877 | 191 | |
| Garland | 1846.02.26 | W | P | Packet | 295 | | | 1855 | | |
| Garland | 1856.05.07 | W | S | Gunboat | 212 | | 2 | 1864 | | |
| Garnet | 1856.05.31 | W | S | Gunboat | 233 | | 2 | 1864 | | |
| Garnet | 1877.06.30 | C | P | Corvette | 1864 | 2120 | 12 | 1904 | | |
| Geyser | 1841.04.06 | W | P | 1st class sloop | 1055 | 1379 | 6 | 1866 | 192 | |
| Gibraltar | 1860.08.16 | W | S | 2nd rate | 3716 | 5724 | 101 | 1899 | 206 | 1872 t.s. 1889 = Grampian |
| Gladiator | 1844.10.15 | W | P | 2nd class frigate | 1190 | 1960 | 6 | 1879 | 193 | |
| Glasgow | 1861.03.28 | W | S | Frigate | 3027 | 4020 | 51 | 1884 | 194 | |
| Glatton | 1855.04.18 | W | S | Floating battery | 1535 | | 14 | 1864 | 195 | |
| Glatton | 1871.03.08 | I | S | Breastwork monitor | | 4910 | 4 | 1903 | 196 | |
| Gleaner | 1837.06a | W | P | Gunvessel | 371 | | 3 | 1849 | | Launched 1833. Transferred from Post Office, ex-Gulnare, 351 bm, rebuilt |
| Gleaner | 1854.10.07 | W | S | Gunboat | 216 | | 4 | 1868 | 197 | |
| Gloucester | 1812.02.27 | W | W | 3rd rate | 1770 | | 74 | 1884 | | 1832 40 gun 4th rate. 1861 h.s. |
| Gnat | 1856.05.10 | W | S | Gunboat | 212 | | 2 | 1864 | 198 | |
| Gnat | 1867.11.26 | C | S | Gunvessel | 464 | | 4 | 1868 | 199 | 1868.11.15 wrecked on Balabac Island, China Sea |
| Goldfinch | 1808.08.08 | W | W | Brig-sloop | 237 | | 10 | 1838 | | |
| Goldfinch | 1856.02.02 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1869 | 200 | |
| Goliath | 1842.07.25 | W | W | 2nd rate | 2596 | | 80 | 1875 | 201 | 1857 screw. 1870 t.s. 1875.12.22 burnt by accident |
| Gorgon | 1837.08.31 | W | P | Frigate | 1111 | 1610 | 6 | 1864 | | |
| Gorgon | 1871.10.14 | I | S | Coast defence monitor | | 3560 | 4 | 1903 | 203 | |
| Goshawk | 1856.02.09 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1869 | 204 | |
| Goshawk | 1872.01.23 | C | S | Gunboat | | 430 | 4 | 1906 | 205 | 1902 hulk |
| Gossamer | 1821a | W | W | Tender | 48 | | | 1861 | | Purchased on stocks |
| Grampian | 1889r | | | | | | | | 206 | See: Gibraltar 1860 |
| Grampus | 1845r | | | | | | | | | See: Tremendous 1784 |
| Grappler | 1845.12.30 | I | P | Vessel | 557 | | 3 | 1850 | | |
| Grappler | 1855.05.01 | W | W | Mortar vessel | 161 | | 1 | 1896 | | 1855.10 = MV.18. 1866 hulk |
| Grappler | 1856.03.29 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1885 | 207 | 1868 sold and converted to tug, 1885 burnt |
| Grasshopper | 1855.12.08 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1871 | 208 | |
| Grecian | 1838.04.24 | W | W | Brig-sloop | 484 | | 16 | 1865 | | |
| Greenock | 1849.04.30 | I | S | Frigate | 1413 | 2065 | 10 | 1852 | | Laid down as Pegasus. Sold for commercial use |
| Greyhound | 1783.12.11 | W | W | 5th rate | 682 | | 32 | 1808 | | 1808.10.04 wrecked in the Philippines |
| Greyhound | 1859.06.15 | W | S | Sloop (1862: Corvette) | 880 | 1260 | 17 | 1906 | 209 | 1869 h.s. |
| Griffin | 1858r | | | | | | | | | See: Griffon 1832 |
| Griffon | 1832.09.11 | W | W | Brig-sloop | | | 10 | 1869 | | 1854 h.s. 1857 c.h. 1858 = Griffin |
| Griffon | 1860.02.25 | W | S | Gunvessel | 425 | 570 | 5 | 1866 | 210 | 1866.10 stranded after collision with Pandora off Little Popo, west Africa |
| Grinder | 1855.03.07 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 3 | 1864 | 211 | |
| Grinder | 1868.03.21 | W | P | Tug | 332 | 505 | 0 | 1919 | | |
| Griper | 1813.07.14 | W | W | Gun-brig | 182 | | | 1868 | | 1824 Artic discovery sloop, 2 guns. 1836 Coastguard. 1856 target |
| Griper | 1855.12.11 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1869 | 212 | |
| Growler | 1841.07.20 | W | P | 1st class sloop | 1054 | 1379 | 6 | 1854 | | |
| Growler | 1855.03.31 | W | W | Mortar vessel | 117 | | 1 | 1863 | | 1855.10 = MV.4 |
| Growler | 1856.05.08 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1864 | 213 | |
| Growler | 1868.12.01 | C | S | Gunvessel | | 584 | 4 | 1887 | 214 | |
| Gulnare | 1855a | | | Survey cutter | 31 | | | 1863 | | |
| Hamadryad | 1823.07.25 | W | W | 5th rate | 1082 | | 46 | 1905 | | 1866 lend as seamans hospital |
| Handy | 1856.05.31 | W | S | Gunboat | 233 | | 2 | 1868 | 215 | |
| Handy | 1871r | | | | | | | | | See: Nymphe 1812 |
| Hannibal | 1854.01.31 | W | S | 2nd rate | 3136 | 4735 | 91 | 1904 | 216 | 1874 hulk |
| Happy Ladd | 1855a | | | Gunboat | | | | 1856 | | Sold to Turkish navy |
| Hardy | 1855.03.14 | W | W | Mortar vessel | 117 | | 1 | 1858 | | 1855.10 = MV.12 |
| Hardy | 1856.03.01 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1869 | 217 | |
| Harlequin | 1813.05.17 | W | W | Brig-sloop | 385 | | 18 | 1829 | | |
| Harlequin | 1836.03.18 | W | W | Brig-sloop | 433 | | 16 | 1889 | | 1860 coal hulk |
| Harpy | | W | W | Revenue cutter | | | | | | |
| Harpy | 1825.07.16 | W | W | Brig-sloop | 232 | | 10 | 1841 | | |
| Harpy | 1845.03.04 | I | P | Gunboat | 344 | 505 | 3 | 1909 | 218 | 1892 target |
| Harrier | 1804.08.22 | W | W | Brig-sloop | 383 | | 18 | 1809 | | 1809.03 foundered in Indian Ocean |
| Harrier | 1831.11.08 | W | W | Sloop | 486 | | 18 | 1840 | | |
| Harrier | 1854.05.13 | W | S | Sloop | 747 | 1047 | 17 | 1866 | 219 | |
| Hart | 1868.08.20 | C | S | Gunvessel | 464 | 584 | 4 | 1888 | 220 | |
| Hastings | 1819.06a | W | W | 3rd rate | 1763 | | 74 | 1886 | | Purchased, ex-Indiaman. 1855 screw blockship 60 guns. 1870 coal hulk |
| Hasty | 1812.08.26 | W | W | Gun-brig | 182 | | 12 | 1870 | | 1819 survey vessel. 1827 mud-engine |
| Hasty | 1856.01.10 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | | 1865 | 221 | |
| Hasty | 1867.08.14 | I | P | Tug | 120 | 136 | 0 | 1885 | 222 | |
| Haughty | 1856.02.09 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1867 | 223 | |
| Havannah | 1811.03.26 | W | W | 5th rate | 949 | | 36 | 1905 | | 1860 lent as t.s. |
| Havock | 1805.07.25 | W | W | Gun-brig | 184 | | 12 | 1859 | | 1821 light vessel. 1843 watch vessel |
| Havock | 1855.03.14 | W | W | Mortar vessel | 120 | | 1 | 1874 | | 1855.10 = MV.5. 18?? = WV.27 Customs |
| Havock | 1856.03.20 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1871 | 224 | |
| Hawk | 1869.04.14 | | S | Coastguard vessel | 372 | 416 | | 1922 | | 1888 = Amelia. 1905 = Colleen. 1916 = Colleen (old). 1918 = Emerald. 1918 = Cuckoo |
| Hawke | 1820.03.16 | W | W | 3rd rate | 1754 | | 74 | 1865 | | 1855 screw blockship 60 guns |
| Hazard | 1837.04.21 | W | W | Sloop | 431 | | 18 | 1866 | | |
| Hearty | 1855a | W | P | Tug | 221 | 346 | 0 | 1876 | 225 | ex-Merry Monarch. 1854 launched |
| Hebe | 1826.12.14 | W | W | 5th rate | 1078 | | 46 | 1873 | | 1839 r.s. 1861 hulk |
| Hecate | 1839.03.30 | W | P | 2nd class sloop | 817 | 1096 | 4 | 1865 | | |
| Hecate | 1871.09.30 | I | S | Coast defence monitor | | 3480 | 4 | 1903 | | |
| Hecla | 1815.07.22 | W | W | Bomb | 375 | | 10 | 1831 | | 1819 artic discovery vessel |
| Hecla | 1839.01.14 | W | P | 2nd class sloop | 817 | 1096 | 4 | 1863 | | |
| Hecla | 1855.05a | I | S | Storeship | 700 | | | 1866 | | Transferred from Treasury Dept. 1855.06 = Wye |
| Hecla | 1878.03.07 | I | S | Torpedo depot ship | | 6400 | 6 | 1926 | | Laid down as mercantile British Crown |
| Hector | 1862.09.26 | I | S | Broadside ironclad frigate | | 6710 | 18 | 1905 | 226 | 1900 part of Vernon torpedo school |
| Helena | 1843.07.11 | W | W | Brig-sloop | 549 | | 16 | 1921 | | 1861 c.h. 1863 police hulk. 1868 church ship. 1883 police hulk |
| Helicon | 1865.01.31 | W | P | Dispatch vessel | 837 | 1000 | 2 | 1905 | 227 | 1888 = Enchantress |
| Herald | 1824r | | | | | | | | | See: Termagant 1822 |
| Hercules | 1815.09.05 | W | W | 3rd rate | 1750 | | 74 | 1865 | | 1853 h.s. |
| Hercules | 1868.02.10 | I | S | Central battery ironclad | | 8700 | 14 | 1932 | | 1881 to Coastguard. 1905 accommodation ship. 1909 = Calcutta. 1915 = Fisgard II |
| Hermes | 1830r | | | | | | | | | See: Courier 1829 |
| Hermes | 1835.06.26 | W | P | Sloop | 716 | 789 | 2 | 1864 | 228 | 1842 rebuilt as 830 bm |
| Hermes | 1866r | | | | | | | | | See: Minotaur 1816 |
| Hero | 1816.09.21 | W | W | 3rd rate | 1756 | | 74 | 1908 | | 1816.12 = Wellington. 1862 = Akbar, t.s. |
| Hero | 1858.04.15 | W | S | 2nd rate | 3148 | 4765 | 91 | 1871 | 229 | |
| Hero | 1885.10.27 | S | S | Turret ram | | 6440 | 6 | 1908 | | 1908.02.12 sunk as target off Kentish Knock, raised and broken
up |
| Heroine | 1841.08.16 | W | W | Packet brig | 359 | | 8 | 1878 | | 1865 h.s. |
| Heroine | 1881.12.03 | C | S | Sloop (1884: corvette) | | 1420 | 8 | 1902 | | |
| Heron | 1847.09.27 | W | W | Brig | 482 | | 16 | 1859 | | 1859.05.09 foundered between Ascension & Sierra Leone |
| Heron | 1860.07.05 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | 330 | 2 | 1881 | 230 | |
| Herring | 1856.01.10 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1865 | 231 | |
| Hesper | 1855a | I | S | Storeship | 808 | | 4 | 1868 | | 1854 built as mercantile Hesperus. 1855.05.24 acquired from the Treasury. 1868.10 sold under original name |
| Hibernia | 1804.11.17 | W | W | 1st rate | 2530 | | 110 | 1902 | | 1855 base ship |
| Hibernia | 1902r | | | | | | | | | See: Achilles 1863 |
| Highflyer | 1851.08.13 | W | S | Corvette (1852: Frigate) | 1153 | 1902 | 21 | 1871 | 232 | 1852 reclassed corvette |
| Highlander | 1856.04.29 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | | 1884 | 233 | 1868 = YC.51, steam-dredger |
| Himalaya | 1854a | I | S | Troopship | 3438 | 4690 | | 1940 | 234 | 1853.05.24 launched. Purchased from P&O. 1895 = C60 c.h. 1920 sold. 1940 sunk in air attack. |
| Hind | 1855.05.03 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 3 | 1872 | 235 | |
| Hindostan | 1804.05a | W | W | 4th rate | 1249 | | 54 | 1855 | | ex-E. Indiaman Admiral Rainer. 1811 = storeship, 20 guns. 1819 = Dolphin. 1830 = Justitia, convict ship |
| Hindostan | 1841.08.02 | W | W | 2nd rate | 2029 | 3242 | 80 | 1921 | | 1868 t.s. 1905 = Fisgard III. 1920 = Hindostan |
| Hindostan | 1920r | | | | | | | | | See: Hindostan 1841 |
| Hogue | 1811.10.03 | W | W | 3rd rate | 1750 | | 74 | 1865 | 236 | 1849 screw blockship, 60 guns |
| Hood | 1859.05.04 | W | S | 2nd rate | 3308 | | 91 | 1888 | 237 | 1872 h.s. |
| Hope | 1824.12.08 | W | W | Packet brig | 231 | | 3 | 1882 | | 1846 Lazarette |
| Horatio | 1807.04.23 | W | W | 5th rate | 1090 | | 38 | 1865 | 238 | 1849 screw frigate blockship. 1855 mortar frigate 2 mortars |
| Hornet | 1831.08.24 | W | W | Packet brigantine | 181 | | 6 | 1845 | | |
| Hornet | 1854.04.13 | W | S | Sloop | 753 | 1045 | 17 | 1868 | 239 | |
| Hornet | 1868.03.10 | C | S | Gunvessel | 465 | 603 | 4 | 1889 | 240 | |
| Hotspur | 1828.10.09 | W | W | 5th rate | 1171 | | 46 | 1902 | | 1868 = Monmouth |
| Hotspur | 1870.03.19 | I | S | Ironclad ram | | 4331 | 3 | 1904 | 241 | |
| Hound | 1846.05.23 | W | W | Brig | 358 | | 8 | 1887 | | 1872 breakwater |
| Howe | 1805a | W | W | Storeship | 1048 | | 20 | 1864 | | ex-E. Indiaman Kaikusroo. 1806 = Dromedary. 1819 convict ship. |
| Howe | 1815.03.28 | W | W | 1st rate | 2619 | | 120 | 1854 | | |
| Howe | 1860.03.07 | W | S | 1st rate | 4245 | 6959 | 121 | 1921 | 248 | 1885 = Bulwark h.s.1886 = Impregnable. 1919 = Bulwark. |
| Howe | 1885.04.28 | I | S | Barbette ironclad | | 10300 | 10 | 1910 | | 1892.11.02 wrecked off Ferrol; 1893 salvaged |
| Hunter | 1856.06.07 | W | S | Gunboat | 233 | | 2 | 1884 | 242 | |
| Hussar | 1807.04.23 | W | W | 5th rate | 1077 | | 38 | 1861 | | 1833 h.s. 1861 target |
| Hyacinth | 1829.05.06 | W | W | Sloop | 435 | | 18 | 1871 | | 1860 c.h. |
| Hyaena | 1856.04.03 | W | S | Gunboat | 232 | | 4 | 1870 | 245 | |
| Hyaena | 1873.08.30 | I | S | Gunboat | | 254 | 1 | 1906 | | |
| Hydra | 1838.06.13 | W | P | 2nd class sloop | 817 | 1096 | 4 | 1870 | 243 | |
| Hydra | 1871.12.28 | I | S | Coast defence monitor | | 3480 | 4 | 1903 | 244 | |
| Hyperion | 1807.11.03 | W | W | 5th rate | 978 | | 32 | 1833 | | |
The Mid-Victorian Royal Navy
