History
United Kingdom
NameKing George Packet
OperatorOld Shipping Company[lower-alpha 1]
Launched1802, Berwick
FateAbandoned at sea in December 1832
General characteristics
Tons burthen137 (bm)
Sail planSmack
Armament6 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns

King George Packet was a smack launched in 1802 in Berwick-on-Tweed for the Old Shipping Company of Berwick. She sailed as a packet between Leith and London until 1825. Berwick smacks were sloops that could make the voyage between Berwick and London in two days. In late 1825, she became a Leith-based coaster. New owners then sailed her between London and the Continent. In 1826 she suffered a minor maritime mishap. Her crew abandoned her at sea in 1832; she was last listed in Lloyd's Register (LR), in the volume for 1833.

Career

King George Packet first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1802.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1802 J[ohn] Ramsay Old Shipping Company Leith–London LR
1809 J.Ramsay
Haliburton		 Old Shipping Company Leith–London LR
1814 Haliburton
Creighton		 Old Shipping Company Leith–London LR; thorough repair 1814
1818 Creighton
A.Gordon		 Old Shipping Company Leith–London LR; thorough repair 1814 & 1815
1821 J.Ramsey Old Shipping Company Leith–London LR; thorough repair 1815
1825 J.Ramsey Old Shipping Company Leith coaster LR; thorough repair 1815
1826 J.Hart Hart & Co. London–Rotterdam LR – listed as King George; thorough repair 1815

On 15 September 1826, King George Packet, Mockett, master, put into Ramsgate leaky. She had struck the Whitedike while sailing from Rotterdam to Liverpool.[3] The next report was that she would have to unload her cargo to undergo repairs.[4] On 28 October, she left the dock, having undergone a thorough repair.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1828 R.Willis DeBie & Co. London–Rotterdam LR; good repair 1827
1833 R.Willis DeBie & Co. London–Copenhagen LR; good repair 1827

Fate

King George (or King George Packet) was abandoned in the North Sea off Robin Hoods Bay, in early December.[6] King George Packet was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1833.

Notes

  1. ↑ The London and Leith Old Ship Company had been founded in Berwick but transferred to Leith early in the 19th century.[1]

Citations

  1. ↑ Martine (1888), pp. 2–3.
  2. ↑ LR (1802), Supple. pages "K".
  3. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 6152. 19 September 1826. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226500.
  4. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 6153. 22 September 1826. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226500.
  5. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 6164. 31 October 1826. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226500.
  6. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 15027. London. 5 December 1832. col A, p. 4.

References

  • Martine, John (1888). Reminiscences of Port and Town of Leith.
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