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Twelve Forester class gunboats were launched for the Royal Navy in 1874-1877.

Overview of 12 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Cygnet	Doxford		30 May, 1874		Broken up 1889
Express	Doxford		16 Jul, 1874		Sold 1889
Contest	Doxford		29 Aug, 1874		Broken up 1889
Sheldrake	Robert Napier & Sons		3 Jul, 1875		Sold 1906
Mallard	Earle		4 Aug, 1875		Sold 1889
Moorhen	Robert Napier & Sons		13 Sep, 1875		Sold 1888
Foxhound	Barrow Iron Shipbuilding		29 Jan, 1877		Sold 1920
Forward	Barrow Iron Shipbuilding		29 Jan, 1877		Sold 1903
Firm	Earle		14 Feb, 1877		Sold 1907
Forester	Earle		26 Feb, 1877		Sold 1904
Firebrand	Thomson		30 Apr, 1877		Sold 1905
Firefly	Thomson		28 Jun, 1877		Sold 1931