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Lapwing, <-1817-1848->
Type: Revenue cruiser ;
Notes:
Plymouth 20 Jan 1817 Is on shore and bilged in Mill Bay, but it is hoped will be got off when the gale abates: crew saved.
1l May 1818 seventeen casks of spirits seized. Shares due will
be paid out at Plymouth, on 29 Dec 1818, to those who were onboard at the time of the seizure.
Plymouth 30 Dec 1819 Sailed on a cruise.
Plymouth 30 Dec 1819 Arrived from a cruise.
29 Sep 1824 whilst lying off Flamborough Head in a gale, under storm-sails, observed a balloon approaching, which fell into the sea and disappeared a few miles to windward. An attempt was made to rescue the occupants, but the weather made this impossible.
Jul 1830 Revenue Vessel - England
14 Dec 1839 Mate J. A. Hire, appointed Chief Officers of Coast Guard and to the Lapwing, R. C.
21 Dec 1839 J. A. Hire, from Lapwing, revenue cruiser, appointed Chief Officer of the Coast Guard and to the coast of Kent
17 Oct 1840 Coast Guard Lieutenant James Lester, appointed to Lapwing.
1 Aug 1842 based at Grimsby, Lt. J. Lester, apptd. 6 Oct 1840.
20 Dec 1848 Revenue Vessel.
NB I have no knowledge regarding when vessels were built or broken up for the Revenue Service, so these notes may well cover one or more vessels.