[dubious – discuss] She was named after Sagoyewatha, a famous Seneca Indian chief, called "Red Jacket" by settlers.

Thousands, alerted by the Collins Liner, watched as Eldridge shortened sail and backed the vessel into its berth.

[3]: 115–118 A few days after the Red Jacket's arrival in Liverpool, the accuracy of the ship's log—and thus the integrity of her captain—was questioned in a letter to The Times of London.

[citation needed] On 13 June 1859,[11] whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, she collided with the British merchant ship Elizabeth Walker, which sank.

Red Jacket rescued the crew of Elizabeth Walker, which was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to London.

[16][17] In 1882, she dragged her anchors in a heavy gale whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Casablanca and ran aground near Soria Kedima and was driven ashore on 16 December 1882; the sale of her wreckage fetched just £113.

Journal of a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne for H.M. Royal Mail Clipper Red Jacket, Captain O'Halloran.