Name | Swift (1835) | Explanation | |
Type | Packet brig | ||
Launched | 21 November 1835 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 361 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 8 | ||
Fate | 1866 | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | |||
Note | 1861 = YC.3 mooring vessel | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
26 November 1836 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander David Welch, Falmouth | ||
5 July 1841 - 18 January 1847 | Commanded by Lieutenant John Douglas, Falmouth | ||
9 January 1847 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander William Lory, Falmouth packet | ||
25 June 1849 | Commanded by Commander William Cornwallis Aldham, Pacific |