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Megaera, 1837
Type: Sloop ; Armament 2
Launched : 17 Aug 1837 ;
Disposal date or year : 4 Mar 1843
Disposal Details : Wrecked on Bare Bush Key. Lieut. Geo Oldmixon
BM: 720 tons ; Displacement: 1006 tons
Propulsion: Paddle
Notes:
6 Jan 1840 Malta, sailed Sunday last for Marseilles with the East India mail.
28 Feb 1840 arrived at Malta from Alexandria with the East Indies mail.
11 Mar 1840 at Malta.
25 June 1840 Malta, was expected shortly with the London mail.
6 Jul 1840 Mr J. Whitehair, whilst walking on deck after dark, fell down the hatchway over the stoke-hole, and died on the Monday.
16 Aug 1840 Malta, arrived yesterday from Gibraltar, with the London mails of the 1st inst., and will proceed to-day with those for the Ionian Islands and Greece.
3 Sep 1840 Malta, proceeded to Gibraltar with mails for England.
14 Dec 1840 Marmorice Bay, arrived from Alexandria.
14 Jan 1841, Malta, Megaera arrived from Marmorice, which she left on the 9th.
12 Feb 1841, at Malta.