Windsor Castle (1804 packet)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Windsor Castle |
| Namesake | Windsor Castle |
| Owner | Sutton |
| Builder | Yarmouth |
| Launched | 1804 |
| Captured | 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 191 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Brig |
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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.