| Name: | ERNE |
| Type: | Gunboat |
| Keel: | |
| Launched: | 18/02/1856 |
| Completed: | 05/04/1856 |
| Builder: | T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields |
| Yard: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 284disp, 106.0 x 22.0 x 6.6(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 1cyl |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Armament: | 1 x 68pdr, 1 x 32pdr, 2 x 1 x 24pdr guns |
| History: | |
| 05/04/1856 | British Royal Navy |
| 1874 | Broken up |
| Comments: | A member of the Albacore Class |
| Class was built of unseasoned timber, leading to a short life. | |
| 1874: Broken up at Chatham |
Above photo is of sister ship RAVEN courtesy of Photoship