Name | Myrtle | Explanation |
Type | Packet |
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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 |