She was launched in 1844, was damaged at the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata, performed fishery protection duties off Scotland and broken up in 1869.

They were designed by the builder, Robert Napier and Sons and approved on 17 April 1844 by the Surveyor of the Navy, Sir William Symonds.

[1] Lizard was fitted with a Napier two-cylinder side-lever steam engine driving side paddles.

She took part in an Anglo-French action in Uruguay in 1845, during which she was "riddled from stem to stern" passing the San Lorenzo shore battery, and suffered 4 men killed and 4 wounded.

[3] On 1 August 1848, she assisted in the refloating on the British merchant ship Sappho, which had run aground in the River Plate on 23 July.