Sydney Packet (1826–37)

For other ships with the same name, see Sydney Packet (disambiguation).
History
Owner:
Launched: 1826
Fate: Wrecked 1837
General characteristics
Tonnage: 84 tons
Sail plan: Schooner

Sydney Packet was a ship built in Sydney, Australia, in 1826[1] for Alexander Brodie Spark (1792-1856)[2]

The ship was a two-masted schooner of 84 tons and the captain was James Bruce. After participating in the rescue of Elizabeth and Mary in 1831, she was purchased by John Jones, and outfitted as a bay whaler. She was wrecked at Moeraki, Otago, 17 July 1837,[3] a strong gale breaking her free from three anchors and driving her ashore.[4]

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