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| Name | Kestrel (1846) | Explanation | |
| Type | Brigantine | ||
| Acquired | December 1846 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 200 tons | ||
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| Fate | 1852 | ||
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| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 29 March 1847 | Commanded by Lieutenant Henry Baker, south-east coast of America | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Ma 22 May 1848 | The Kestrel packet left Monte Video the 12th of March, and arrived at Rio the 30th, and remained with Her Majesty's ship Comus, Acheron steamer, and Crescent receiving ship. | ||
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