Career
Berwick Packet first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799. [1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|
| 1799 | Patterson | Captain | Leith–London | LR |
| 1807 | J.Patterson
J.Jameson | Patterson
Anderson | London–Berwick
Hull–Tonning | LR |
|
Leith Packet was wrecked at "Sandhale" on 8 March 1807. She was on a voyage from Leith, to Hull. Five of her eight crew survived until 11 March, when Berwick Packet, Jameson, master, rescued them. [2] All the crew had taken to her rigging, but the cook, the master, and his son died of exhaustion in the 33 hours before Berwick Packet rescued them. During the time of the crew's exposure, people on shore gathering what had washed ashore saw the crew's plight, but made no efforts to render assistance. [3]
On 17 February 1808 Berwick Packet, Jameson, master, was off Dimlinton when a French privateer twice attempted to board her. She drove off the attack by firing a 12-pounder. [4] [lower-alpha 1]
The Royal Navy hired Berwick Packet on 26 June 1809. She was one of 15 small transports that the Navy hired for the ill-fated Walcheren Campaign. Her commander was Lieutenant David Ewen Bartholomew. Her first assignment was to carry Congreve rockets from the Woolwich Arsenal to Walcheren. She participated in the capture of Flushing and was generally useful for the remainder of the campaign. The Navy returned Berwick Packet to her owners on 28 October.Berwick Packet was the only vessel of the 15 transports actually listed by name in the prize money notice. [7]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|
| 1812 | J.Jameson
Armstrong | Anderson | London–Gibraltar | LR |
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Berwick Packet, Armstrong, master, arrived at Plymouth in November 1812 from Cadiz. She had developed a leak after having struck the Seven Stone, near Scilly. She was going to unload. [8]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|
| 1814 | Armstrong | Anderson & Co. | London–Limerick | LR; damages repaired 1812 |
| 1815 | Armstrong
J.Fry | Anderson & Co. | London–Limerick | LR; damages repaired 1812 |
| 1816 | J.Fry | Fry | London | LR; damages repaired 1812 & rebuilt 1816 |
| 1824 | J.Fry
Hughes | W.Fry | Cork | LR; rebuilt 1816 |
|
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