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| Name | Locust (1840) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunvessel | ||
| Launched | 18 April 1840 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 283 tons | ||
| Displacement | 470 tons | ||
| Guns | 1 | ||
| Fate | 1894 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/287 | ||
| Note | 1869 tug | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 12 October 1840 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander John Lunn, Mediterranean | ||
| 24 December 1844 - 2 August 1846 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Henry Eden, Mediterranean | ||
| 1 July 1846 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Edward Roche Power, Mediterranean | ||
| 19 November 1850 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Roger Lucius Curtis, Devonport | ||
| 12 November 1851 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander George Fiott Day, south-east coast of America, then Woolwich | ||
| 14 March 1855 - 19 May 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant John Bythesea, Flying Squadron, the Baltic | ||
| 20 May 1856 - 3 June 1860 | Commanded (until paying off at Sheerness) by Lieutenant commander John Bousquet Field, Sheerness | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 20 April 1850 | In Harbour. - The Victory, Excellent, Illustrious, Blenheim, Fanny, and Portsmouth tenders, the Echo tug, and the Locust steam-vessel. In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Penelope, Rapid, and Electra. In the Basin. - The Niger, Devastation, Fantome, Griffon, and Fairy. In the Steam Basin. - Termagant, Hecate, Victoria and Albert, Bulldog, Blazer, Flamer, Pike, Asp, and Elfin. | ||
| Fr 7 October 1859 | The paddle-wheel steamvessel Locust, 3, Lieut. Field, from Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday, with 45 supernumeraries for the guardship Impregnable and the Impérieuse. | ||
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