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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.

The data are mainly derived from Colledge; Gardner; and Lyon and Winfield. For vessels not given here, try Paul Benyon's Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels. For earlier vessels, go to Mike Phillip's Ships of the Old Navy.

Ship	Launch	H.	P.	Type	B.M.	Disp.	Guns	Fate	S.B.	Note
Icarus	1814.08.18	W	W	Brig-sloop	234		18	1861
Icarus	1858.10.22	W	S	Sloop	580	868	11	1875	246
Illustrious	1803.09.03	W	W	3rd rate	1746		74	1868		1854 gunnery ship
Imaum	1836a	W	W	3rd rate	1776		76	1863		ex-E. Indiaman Liverpool, launched 1826.11.10. Presented by Imaum of Muscat. 1842 h.s.
Immortalité	1859.10.25	W	S	Frigate	3058	3058	51	1883
Imogene	1831.06.24	W	W	6th rate	660		28	1840		1840.09.19 burnt by accident at Plymouth
Imogene	1864			Coastguard vessel		300	2	1903		1884 = Argus
Impérieuse	1793a	W	W	5th rate	1040		40	1858		1793.10.11 captured from the French. 1803.09.03 = Unité. 1832 h.s.
Impérieuse	1852.09.15	W	S	Frigate	2358	3345	51	1867	247	Converted to screw on stocks
Impérieuse	1914r									See: Audacious 1869
Implacable	1805a	W	W	3rd rate	1882		74	1949		1805.11.03 captured Duguay-Trouin (French). 1855 t.s. 1912 te be preserved. 1949.12.02 scuttled off the Owers
Impregnable	1810.08.01	W	W	2nd rate	2406		98	1906		1862 training ship. 88.11.09 = Kent. 91.09.22 = Caledonia
Impregnable	1886r									See: Howe 1860
Impregnable III	1907r									See: Inconstant 1868
Impregnable III	1910r									See: Black Prince 1861
Impregnable III	1922r									See: Ganges 1821
Impregnable IV	1916r									See: Circe 1827
Impregnable IV	1919r									See: Caroline 1882
Inconstant	1836.06.10	W	W	5th rate	1422		36	1862
Inconstant	1868.11.12	I	S	Unarmoured frigate		5780	16	1956	249	Also ships book ADM 136/49. 1898 h.s. 1907 = Impregnable III. 1922 = Defiance IV. 1930 = Defiance II
Indefatigable	1848.07.27	W	W	4th rate	2044	2626	50	1914		1865 t.s.
Indian	1804	W	W	Sloop	400		18	1817
Indian	1855.09a			Survey schooner				1856		ex-Relampago
Indus	1812.12.19	W	W	3rd rate	1756		74	1868		1818 = Bellona. 1840 h.s.
Indus	1839.03.16	W	W	2nd rate		2653	80	1898		1860 guardship
Indus	1898r									See: Defence 1861
Indus II	1904r									See: Temeraire 1876
Indus III	1904r									See: Bellerophon 1865
Indus IV	1904r									See: Valiant 1863
Indus IV	1912r									See: Triumph 1870
Indus V	1910r									See: Ganges 1821
Industry	1814.10.13	W	W	Transport	318		4	1846		1820 h.s.
Industry	1854.04a	I	S	Storeship	638	1100		1911	250	1901 boom defence vessel
Infernal	1843.05.31	W	P	1st class sloop	1054	1379	6	1864		1844 = Eclair. 1846 = Rosamond. 1863 floating factory
Inflexible	1845.05.24	W	P	1st class sloop	1124		6	1864
Insolent	1856.01.26	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	1869	251
Intrepid	1850.03a	W	S	Discovery sloop				1854		ex-Free Trade, purchased. 1854.06.15 abandoned in the Artic
Intrepid	1855.11.13	W	S	Gunvessel	862		6	1864	252
Investigator	1811.04.23	W	W	Survey brig	121		16	1857		1837 police ship
Investigator	1848.02a	W	W	Discovery vessel	480			1853		Abandoned in the Artic
Investigator	1861.11.16	W	P	Survey vessel	149			1869	253
Invincible	1808.03.15	W	W	3rd rate	1674		74	1861		1857 c.h.
Invincible	1869.05.29	I	S	Central battery ironclad	3774	6010	14	1914		1904 = Erebus, t.s. 1906 = Fisgard II. 1914.09.17 foundered off Portland
Iphigenia	1808.04.26	W	W	5th rate	870		36	1851		1833-1848 lent to Marine Society
Iris	1840.07.14	W	W	6th rate	906		26	1869		Sold as cable vessel
Iris	1877.04.12	S	S	Despatch vessel		3730	10	1905
Iron Duke	1870.03.01	I	S	Central battery ironclad		6010	14	1906	254
Irresistible	1859.10.27	W	S	2nd rate	2589	3842	80	1894	255	1868 h.s.
Isis	1819.10.05	W	W	4th rate	1321		60	1867		1861 c.h.
Jackall	1844.10.29	I	P	Gunvessel	340	505	3	1887	256
Jackdaw	1830.08.04	W	W	Cutter	108		4	1835		1835.03.11 wrecked in West Indies
Jackdaw	1855.05.18	W	S	Gunboat	232		3	1888	257	1868 hulk
James Watt	1853.04.23	W	S	2nd rate	3083	4614	91	1875	258	Planned as sailer Audacious
Janus	1844.02.06	W	P	Sloop	763		2	1858
Janus	1856.03.08	W	S	Gunboat	233		2	1871		1869 hulk
Jaseur	1813.02.02	W	W	Brig-sloop	387		18	1845
Jaseur	1857.03.07	W	S	Gunboat	310		3	1859		1859.02.26 wrecked Baxo Nuovo, W. Indies
Jaseur	1862.05.15	W	S	Gunvessel	428	570	5	1874	259	Sold to Irish Light Commissioner
Jason	1859.11.10	W	S	Corvette	1711	2431	21	1877	260
Jasper	1820.07.26	W	S	Brig	235	297	10	1828		1828.10.11 Wrecked off Levkas
Jasper	1837.04a	W	P	Packet	233			1854		Transferred from Post Office, ex-Aladdin. Burnt 1854.05.15 after explosion off Beachy Head
Jasper	1855.04.02	W	S	Gunboat	232		3	1855		1855.07.24 wrecked at Krivaia, Sea of Azov
Jasper	1857.03.16	W	S	Gunboat	301		3	1862		Sold to Emperor of China as Amoy
Java	1815.11.16	W	W	4th rate	1460		52	1862
Jersey	1860.03.22			Cutter	71		4	1873
Joseph Straker	1868r									See: Diamond 1848
Julia	1855.11.27	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	1866	261
Julia	1863			Store carrier				1871
Julia	1868a			Coastguard vessel	15			1891
Jumna	1848.03.07	W	W	Brig-sloop	549		16	1862		Laid down as Zebra
Jumna	1866.09.24	I	S	Troopship	4173	6211	3	1922	262	1893 = C.110, c.h. Sold as hulk Oceanic
Juno	1844.07.01	W	W	6th rate	923		26	1880		1878 = Mariner, police ship. 1878 = Atalanta, t.s. 1880.02.12 foundered in Atlantic
Juno	1867.11.28	W	S	Corvette	1462	2083	6	1887	263
Jupiter	1813.11.22	W	W	4th rate	1173		50	1870		1837 troopship. 1846 c.h.
Jupiter	1869r									See: Forth 1833
Justitia	1830r									See: Hindostan 1804
Kangaroo	1852.08.31	W	W	Brig	483		12	1897		Laid down as Dove. 1863 = WV.20, Coastguard
Kangaroo	1882r									See: Dart 1860
Kent	1888r									See: Impregnable 1810
Kertch	1855.07.14	W	W	Schooner gunboat	94		2	187?		1860 = YC.1
Kestrel	1846.12a	W	W	Brigantine	200			1852
Kestrel	1856.05.20	W	S	Gunboat	233		2	1866	265	1859.06.25 wrecked in action at Peiho forts, China, but salvaged and reentered service
Kestrel	1872.02.29	C	S	Gunvessel		610	4	1888	266
Kingfisher	1804.03.10	W	W	Sloop	370		18	1816
Kingfisher	1845.04.08	W	W	Brig	446		12	1890		1875 h.s.
Kingfisher	1890r									See: Martin 1850
Kingston	1858.04a	W	W	Schooner	109			1861		ex-slaver Cortes
Kite	1837.07a	W	P	Gunvessel	300			1864	267	Launched 1825? Transferred from Post Office, ex-Aetna
Kite	1871.02.08	I	S	Gunboat		254	1	1920	268	Became a dredger
Lancaster	1823.08.23	W	W	4th rate	1476		58	1864
Landrail	1855.05a	W	P	Tug	36			1856		ex-Gipsy King
Landrail	1860.03.28	W	S	Gunvessel	428	570	5	1869	269	Sold as Walrus
Lapwing	1825.02.20	W	W	Packet brig	228			1861		1845 breakwater
Lapwing	1856.01.26	W	S	Gunvessel	670		4	1864	270
Lapwing	1867.11.08	W	S	Gunvessel	663	774	5	1885	271
Lark	1830.06.23	W	W	Survey cutter	109		2	1860		1849-58 lent to Liberia
Lark	1855.03.15	W	S	Gunboat	232		3	1878	273
Lark	1893r								272	See: Cruizer 1852
Larne	1832r									See: Lightning 1829
Latona	1781.03.13	W	W	5th rate	944		38	1816		1781 h.s.
Latona	1821.06.16	W	W	5th rate	1071		46	1875
Laurel	1813.05.31	W	W	5th rate	1088		38	1885		1864 h.s.
Lavinia	1806.03.06	W	W	5th rate	1172		48	1868		1836 h.s. 1868 sunk in collision with SS Cimbria in Plymouth harbour
Lavinia	1870r									See: Seahorse 1830
Leander	1848.03.08	W	W	4th rate	1987		50	1867	274	1861 screw 2759 bm
Leda	1828.04.15	W	W	5th rate	1171		46	1906		1864 police hulk
Lee	1857.02.28	W	S	Gunboat	301		3	1859		1859.06.25 sunk in action with Peiho forts, China
Lee	1860.01.25	W	S	Gunboat	428	570	5	1875
Leonidas	1807.09.04	W	W	5th rate	1067		36	1894		1872 powder hulk
Leopard	1850.11.05	W	P	1st class frigate	1406		18	1867	276
Leven	1813.12.23	W	W	6th rate	457		20	1848		1820 survey ship. 1827 h.s.
Leven	1857.03.07	W	S	Gunboat	300		3	1873	277
Leveret	1808.02.27	W	W	Brig-sloop	237		10	1822
Leveret	1856.03.08	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	1867	278
Leviathan	1790.10.09	W	W	3rd rate	1707		74	1848		1816 convict ship. 1846 target
Liberty	1850.06.11	W	W	Training brig	428	447		1905
Liffey	1856.05.06	W	S	Frigate	2126	3915	51	1903	279	1878 store hulk
Lightning	1823.09.19	W	P	Gunvessel	296	349	2	1872	280	1854 survey vessel
Lightning	1829.06.02	W	W	Sloop	463		18	1866		1832 = Larne
Lily	1837.09.28	W	W	Brig	432		16	1908		1860 c.h. 18?? = C.29. 18?? = C.15
Lily	1861.02.27	W	S	Gunvessel	702	877	4	1867	281
Lily	1889.09.16	C	S	Gunvessel		720	3	1889		1889.09.16 wrecked off Labrador
Linnet	1813	W	W	Brig	350		16	1814		1814.09.11 captured by Americans on Lake Champlain
Linnet	1817.01.03	W	W	Survey cutter	80			1833	0
Linnet	1835.07.27	W	W	Packet brig	361		8	1866		1857 Coastguard. 1863 = WV.36
Linnet	1860.06.07	W	S	Gunboat	268	330	2	1872	282
Lion	1823	W	W	Schooner	88			1826		in service by 1823
Lion	1847.07.29	W	W	2nd rate	2580		80	1905	283	1859 screw. 1871 t.s.
Lively	1813.07.14	W	W	5th rate	1080		38	1862		1831 h.s.
Lively	1856.02.23	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	1863		1863.12.23 wrecked on Dutch coast but salvaged and sold as Helgolanderin
Lively	1870.12.10	W	P	Dispatch vessel	842	985	2	1883	284	1883.06.07 wrecked Stornaway
Liverpool	1860.10.30	W	S	Frigate	2656	3919	39	1875	285
Lizard	1840.01.07	W	P	Vessel	283	470	3	1843		1843.07.24 collided with French paddle sloop Veloce off Spain
Lizard	1844.11.28	I	P	Gunvessel	340	505	3	1869	286
Llewellyn	1848.01.22	W	P	Packet	650			1850
Locust	1840.04.18	W	P	Gunvessel	283	470	1	1894	287	1869 tug
London	1840.09.28	W	W	2nd rate	2590	4375	90	1884	288	1858 screw. 1874 h.s.
Lord Clyde	1864.10.13	W	S	Broadside ironclad	4067	7750	24	185	290	Sold 1885
Lord Warden	1865.05.27	W	S	Broadside ironclad	4080	7842	20	1889
Louisa	1855.12.01	W	S	Gunboat	232		4	1867	289
Lucifer	1837a	W	P	Gunvessel	387		2	1893		Transferred from Post Office, ex-Comet. 1875 = WV.41, Coastguard
Lynx	1833.09.02	W	W	Brigantine	231		3	1845
Lynx	1854.07.22	W	S	Gunvessel	477		2	1862
Lynx	1868.04.25	C	S	Gunvessel	464	584	4	1888	291
Lyra	1821.06.01	W	W	Brig-sloop	235		10	1845		1823 tender. 1829 packet brig
Lyra	1857.03.26	W	S	Sloop	488	653	9	1876	292

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