Ships
| Name | Ship Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Swan | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan | 14 September 1874 | 28 January 1876 | 23 August 1877 | Renamed Clyde in 1904 as the Royal Naval Reserve drill ship at Aberdeen. Renamed Columbine in 1912. Sold for breaking up 4 May 1920 |
| Penguin | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan | 14 July 1874 | 25 March 1876 | 23 August 1877 | Sold as a crane hulk 1924, burnt out 13 December 1960 |
| Osprey | Sheerness Dockyard | 1875 | 5 August 1876 | 19 April 1877 | Sold for breaking 29 April 1890 |
| Pelican | Devonport Dockyard | 8 March 1875 | 26 April 1877 | 29 November 1877 | Sold as a supply ship 22 January 1901 |
| Cormorant | Chatham Dockyard | 1875 | 12 September 1877 | 2 July 1878 | Harbour hulk November 1889, renamed Rooke July 1946. Scrapped at Malaga in 1949 |
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