Honduras Packet (1800 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Honduras Packet.

History
Spain
BuilderSpain
Launched1798
Captured1800
Great Britain
NameHonduras Packet
Acquired1800 by purchase of a prize
FateLast listed 1828 (Lloyd's Register), or 1830 (Register of Shipping)
General characteristics
Tons burthen110, or 142, or 143, or 150, or 160, or 165(bm)
PropulsionSail
Sail planBrig
Complement19
Armament
  • 1804:2 × 3-pounder guns + 6 × 4-pounder carronades
  • 1809:2 × 12-pounder guns ("of the New Construction")
  • 1810:8 × 6-pounder guns

Honduras Packet was launched in Spain in 1798 under another name and was renamed when the British captured her in 1800. She was a merchantman that between 1804 and 1809 made one, two, or three voyages seal hunting or whaling in the Southern Fishery. She was also the first vessel to transport Scottish emigrants to Honduras in 1822-23 under Gregor MacGregor's ill-conceived and ill-fated "Poyais scheme". She was last listed in 1828–30.

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