Plover, 1821
Type: Packet from 1823 ; Brig / Sloop ; Armament 4
Launched : 1821 ; Disposal date or year : 1841
BM : 237 tons ;
Notes:

6 Dec 1823 announced that the Admiralty have appointed the Magnet, Rinaldo, Beagle, Emulous, Plover, Cygnet, and Kingfisher to be based at Falmouth, and to act as regular packets between the UK and S. America, [this to include the West Indies too].

11 Mar 1824 arrived Falmouth from Portsmouth in company with the packet Cygnet.

1 Apr 1824 The Grasshopper, having been involved in a collision off Portland departed Falmouth for Plymouth to make good damage caused when in the collision and in her absence the packet Plover will make up the Grasshopper's convoy for the Mediterranean as the vessels arrive and give them instructions accordingly until she returns.

6 Apr 1824 Grasshopper arrived Falmouth from Plymouth and took over convoy duties from Plover.

9 Apr 1824 departed Falmouth, for Gibraltar, Malta and Corfu.

Dec 1827 packet based on the Falmouth station : Commanding officer: Lt. Edward Jennings.

27 Jun 1824 arrived Falmouth from Corfu, Malta and Gibraltar.

2 Aug 1824 departed Falmouth for Buenos Ayres.

10 Jan 1825 arrived Falmouth from Plymouth.

27 Jan 1825 departed Falmouth for the Leeward Islands.

13 Apr 1825 arrived Falmouth from the Leeward Isles, St Thomas's (13 Mar).

16 May 1825 departed Falmouth for the Brazils.

21 Oct 1825 departed Falmouth for Buenos Ayres.

19 Mar 1826 arrived Falmouth from Buenos Ayres (3 Jan) ; Monte Video (8 Dec).

14 Apr 1826 Jennings, departed Falmouth for Jamaica

17 Jul 1826 Jennings, arrived Falmouth from Jamaica (13 Jun) ; Crooked Island (21st).

14 Aug 1826 departed Falmouth for America.

2 Dec 1826 Jennings, arrived Falmouth from New York (3 Nov) ; Halifax (15th).

5 Jan 1827 departed Falmouth for the Brazils.

For further movements of Falmouth Packets try page 3 of the Royal Cornwall Gazette, available through the British Newspaper Archive, for a fee.

1830 based at Falmouth, fitted as a packet

16 Jul 1830 departed Falmouth for Jamaica and Carthagena.

4 Nov 1830 arrived Falmouth from Carthagena (9 Sep), Jamaica (21st) and Crooked Island (30th).

11 Dec 1830, departed Falmouth for Halifax and Bermuda, Lieut. Downey, in command.

21 Jul 1831 in Hamoaze.

12 Sep 1831, Falmouth, is reported to have departed Halifax and Bermuda.

7 Oct ???? Falmouth to Halifax : boarded the Amity lat. 46, long 36.

29 Jan 1832 arrived at Jamaica, from Falmouth.

8 May 1832 arrived at Plymouth from Mexico, having departed Vera Cruz 18 Mar., with mails and freight worth $150,000.

30 Dec 1833 arrived Plymouth from Lisbon (22) and Oporto (26).

2 Jan 1834 arrived Falmouth from Plymouth.

15 May 1841 at Chatham, to be sold out of the service.