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NIGHTINGALE (8) Built in 1825, Plymouth.
Lost in 1829.

  • Intended for the Revenue Service she was commissioned in the Royal Navy.
  • 1825 Lieut. Will.
    KITCHEN, 04/1825, Channel.
  • 1827 Lieut. Edward SMITH, 03/1827, Channel.
    Converted to a schooner in the spring of 1828.
  • 1829 Lieut. George WOOD. She struck the Shingles on the afternoon of 7 February 1829.
    The bulwarks were stove in by the heavy sea and she became a total loss.
    34 people were saved from the wreck, but the commander's wife was drowned.


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