- Source: King George Packet (1802 Berwick ship)
King George Packet was a smack launched in 1802 in Berwick-on-Tweed for the Old Shipping Company of Berwick. She sailed as a packet between Leith and London until 1825. Berwick smacks were sloops that could make the voyage between Berwick and London in two days. In late 1825, she became a Leith-based coaster. New owners then sailed her between London and the Continent. In 1826 she suffered a minor maritime mishap. Her crew abandoned her at sea in 1832; she was last listed in Lloyd's Register (LR), in the volume for 1833.
Career
King George Packet first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1802.
On 15 September 1826, King George Packet, Mockett, master, put into Ramsgate leaky. She had struck the Whitedike while sailing from Rotterdam to Liverpool. The next report was that she would have to unload her cargo to undergo repairs. On 28 October, she left the dock, having undergone a thorough repair.
Fate
King George (or King George Packet) was abandoned in the North Sea off Robin Hoods Bay, in early December. King George Packet was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1833.
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Citations
References
Martine, John (1888). Reminiscences of Port and Town of Leith.
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