HMS Forward (1855)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Forward.
HMS Forward was a British Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1855 and sold in 1869. After her sale, Mexican pirates captured her, and boats from the United States Navy sloop-of-war USS Mohican destroyed her in the Battle of Boca Teacapan in 1870.
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Name | Forward |
Builder | W & H Pitcher |
Launched | 8 December 1855 |
Fate | Destroyed on 17 June 1870 in the Battle of Boca Teacapan |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Albacore-class |
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