| Name: | KESTREL |
| Type: | Sailing Vessel |
| Launched: | 24/10/1839 |
| Completed: | 12/1839 |
| Builder: | T & W Smith |
| Yard: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 282tonsb, 97.0 x 23.9 x 15.9ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 25639 |
| History: | |
| 04/01/1840 | Thomas & William Smith, Newcastle and William Alderson Reed, Walker |
| 16/12/1853 | Luke Hindmarsh, Alnwick |
| 24/08/1855 | Sank |
| Comments: | 24/08/1855: Sank after striking rock off Canna, Inner Hebrides |