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| Name | Myrtle (1837) | Explanation | |
| Type | Packet | ||
| Acquired | September 1837 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 116 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | |||
| Fate | 1868 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/317 | ||
| Note | Launched 1831. Transferred from Post office, ex-Firefly. 1866 tug | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1 July 1833 | Commanded by Second Master Edward Rutter, Dover | ||
| (January 1840) | In commission at Dover | ||
| (September 1846) | Commanded by Second Master Alfred Balliston | ||
| 1 January 1858 | Commanded by Master commander William S. Bourchier, Sheerness, tender to Formidable | ||
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