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| Name | Starling (1829) | Explanation | |
| Type | Cutter | ||
| Launched | 31 October 1829 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 108 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1844 | ||
| Class | Lark | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1834 schooner, survey vessel | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 7 November 1818 - 1821 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander John Reeve, home station | ||
| 29 October 1835 - 30 June 1834 | Commanded by Lieutenant Henry Kellett, South America , later East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | ||
| 14 February 1837 - 1 January 1843 | Commanded by Commander Henry Kellett, East Indies | ||
| 1 August 1843 - 1 October 1843 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander James Hunt, East Indies | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Ma 28 September 1835 | The Sulphur, surveying-ship, was commissioned to-day by Captain Beechey for the purpose of prosecuting and completing the surveys commenced by that scientific officer in the Pacific Ocean. The Sulphur and Starling cutter were undocked yesterday; the Aetna, surveying ship, and her tender, the Raven cutter, were docked; and the Madagascar, 42, was moved out of the basin. The Britannia, 120, will be undocked in ten days. | ||
| Ma 2 November 1835 | The Starling schooner has been commissioned by Lieutenant Henry Kellet, as a surveying vessel, and is to be under the orders of the Sulphur. The Raven cutter is also to be commissioned by a Lieutenant, and will be under the orders of the Aetna. | ||
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