Name | Kite (1837) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunvessel | ||
Acquired | July 1837 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Paddle | ||
Builders measure | 300 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | |||
Fate | 1864 | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | ADM 135/267 | ||
Note | Launched 1825? Transferred from Post Office, ex-Aetna | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
1 April 1839 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander George Snell, West Indies | ||
21 February 1842 - 22 May 1842 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Thomas Lewis Gooch | ||
18 May 1842 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander William Montagu Isaacson George Pasco, Plymouth | ||
(October 1843) | Out of commission at Woolwich | ||
15 September 1847 - 17 December 1847 | Commanded by Commander Henry Dumaresq |
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