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PINCHER
Built in 1854, Northfleet. Broken up in 1864.
1855 Lieut. Keith STEWART, 04/1855, tender to BLENHEIM. On 16 June 1855 PINCHER and SNAP joined EXMOUTH, Rear-Ad. Seymour, and BLENHEIM to reconnoitre the mouth of the river Narva. The following day they exchanged fire with Russian batteries and rejoined the fleet on the 19th.