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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| 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 |
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.