Ship Cover relating to the screw gunboats/gunvessels of the Ariel, Forester and Frolic classes, covering the periods 1871-1888, 1874 - 1894 and 1870 - 1886 for these groups respectively. The documentation pertains to all the members of these classes, the specific, named vessels being: HMS Ariel (1873); HMS Coquette (1871); HMS Decoy (1871); HMS Firebrand (1877); HMS Firefly (1877); HMS Firm (1877); HMS Foam (1871); HMS Forester (1877); HMS Forward (1877); HMS Foxhound (1877); HMS Frolic (1872); HMS Goshawk (1872); HMS Kestrel (1872); HMS Mallard (1875); HMS Merlin (1871); HMS Moorhen (1875); HMS Mosquito (1871); HMS Ready (1872); HMS Rifleman (1872); HMS Sheldrake (1875); HMS Swinger (1872); and HMS Zephyr (1873).