Name | Widgeon (1837) | Explanation | |
Type | Packet | ||
Launched | 12 September 1837 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Paddle | ||
Builders measure | 164 tons | ||
Displacement | 200 tons | ||
Guns | |||
Fate | 1883 | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | ADM 135/511 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
(January 1840) | In commission at Dover | ||
1 September 1841 | Commanded by Lieutenant Thomas Swain Scriven, Dover |