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Charon, 1816
Type: brig;
Notes:
27 Jun 1816 arrived Halifax, from Bermuda, with service personnel as passengers, inc. RN Captains Creighton, and Gammon.
N.B. I can find no trace of this vessel existing, so am assuming it has been mis-named, since an HM vessel has obviously arrived at Halifax.
Charon, 1837
Type: Steam Packet ;
Transferred : Apr 1837 from Post Office ;
Disposal date or year : 1849
BM: 125 tons
Propulsion: Paddle
Machinery notes: 60
Notes:
Transferred from Post Office, ex-Crusader
1 Oct 1840 accompanied the Vengeance, jury rigged, from Plymouth to Portsmouth, to render assistance if required.
29 Mar 1840 Woolwich, is to be completely fitted out.
20 Dec 1848 Used as a steam tender at Woolwich
29 Oct 1841, Woolwich, in the basin.
1849 Sold to Trinity House