| Name | Ariel (1837) | Explanation | |
| Type | Packet | ||
| Acquired | February 1837 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 149 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 1 | ||
| Fate | 18?? | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1821 launched. Transferred from Post Office, ex-Arrow. 1850 Sold for mercentile service | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | In commission at Dover | ||
| 1845 - 12 January 1846 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Robert Mudge, Dover | ||
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