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Name: ACTIVE
Launched:
Completed: 1875
Builder: CS Swan & Co, Wallend
Yard Number: 22
Dimensions: 58grt, 14nrt, 72.2 x 15.2 x 8.7ft
Engines: C2cyl (16, 30 x 18ins), 40nhp
Engines By: Pattison & Atkinson, Newcastle
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 73163
History:
1875 The Hull Docks Co, Hull
1899 Transferred to North Eastern Railway Co, York
1923 Transferred to London & North Eastern Railway Co, York
1943 Peter Foster & Co Ltd, Hull
1953 John H Whitaker (Tankers) Ltd, Hull
1955 Broken up
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Above photo courtesy of David Asprey