| Name | Widgeon (1837) | Explanation | |
| Type | Packet | ||
| Launched | 12 September 1837 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 164 tons | ||
| Displacement | 200 tons | ||
| Guns | |||
| Fate | 1883 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/511 | ||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | In commission at Dover | ||
| 1 September 1841 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Thomas Swain Scriven, Dover | ||
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