Name | Linnet (1835) | Explanation | |
Type | Packet brig | ||
Launched | 27 July 1835 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 361 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 8 | ||
Fate | 1866 | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | |||
Note | 1857 Coastguard. 1863 = WV.36 | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
11 September 1839 | Commanded by Lieutenant William Forrester, Falmouth | ||
13 May 1841 | Commanded by Lieutenant Francis Rogers Coghlan, Falmouth | ||
18 July 1843 | Commanded by Lieutenant Henry Percy Dicken, Falmouth | ||
26 February 1848 | Commanded by Lieutenant Thomas James, Falmouth | ||
4 October 1852 | Commanded by Commander Henry Need, west coast of Africa |