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| Name | Zephyr (1837) | Explanation | |
| Type | Packet | ||
| Acquired | April 1837 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 237 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | |||
| Fate | 1865 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/518 | ||
| Note | Launched 1827. Transferred from Post Office, ex-Dragon | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1 April 1839 | Commanded by Lieutenant James Smail, Holyhead | ||
| 21 May 1845 | Commanded by Lieutenant Charles Pybus Ladd, Holyhead | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 6 October 1855 | The receiving ship Hibernia was towed from Hamoaze into the Sound at Plymouth on Thursday, by the Confiance and Zephyr steamers, and commenced taking powder and shot on board the same day. The steamvessel Rosamond, having completed coaling in Hamoaze, went into the Sound at Plymouth on Thursday, and will accompany the Hibernia to Malta. | ||
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