Coldstream Packet (1794 ship)
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Coldstream Packet was launched at Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1794. During the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars she was an armed smack, sailing from Berwick or Leith to other ports in Great Britain. She disappeared in November 1822, believed to have foundered in bad weather.
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Name | Coldstream Packet |
Builder | Robert Gowans, Berwick,[1] |
Launched | 1794 |
Fate | Foundered circa 10 November 1822 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 87 (bm) |
Sail plan | Smack |
Armament | 6 × 18-pounder carronades |
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