Ariel Class Gunboat (1871)

Nine Ariel class composite gunboats were built for the Royal Navy.

Overview of 9 vessels
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Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Ariel	Chatham Royal Dockyard		11 Feb, 1873		Sold 1889
Coquette	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		5 Apr, 1871		Sold 1889
Decoy	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		12 Oct, 1871		Sold 1885
Foam	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		29 Aug, 1871		Broken up 1887
Goshawk	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		23 Jan, 1872		Sold 1906
Merlin	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		24 Nov, 1871		Sold 1891
Mosquito	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		9 Dec, 1871		Sold 1888
Swinger	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		7 Feb, 1872		Sold 1924
Zephyr	Chatham Royal Dockyard		11 Feb, 1873		Sold 1889