Windsor Castle (1804 packet)

Windsor Castle was launched at Yarmouth in 1804. She spent her entire 11-year career as a Falmouth packet, primarily on the Falmouth–Halifax–New York–Halifax–Falmouth route and the Falmouth–Leeward Islands–Falmouth route. She also sailed on some other voyages. She was involved in two notable single-ship actions. In the first, in 1807, she captured her attacker, a French privateer schooner, in a sanguinary encounter. In the second, in 1815, an American privateer captured her. A prize crew took her into Norfolk, Virginia, where she was sold at auction.

History
United Kingdom
NameWindsor Castle
NamesakeWindsor Castle
OwnerSutton
BuilderYarmouth
Launched1804
Captured1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen191 (bm)
PropulsionSail
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • 1807:28
  • 1815:32 crew + 9 passengers
Armament
  • 1807:6 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 9-pounder carronades
  • 1815:2 × 9-pounder guns + 8 carronades
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