| Name: | ALLIANCE |
| Launched: | 14/11/1871 |
| Completed: | 1872 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 18 |
| Dimensions: | 234grt, 69nrt, 140.2 x 22.2 x 11.7ft |
| Engines: | Diagonal 2cyl (36 & 36 x 72ins), 100nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Almond, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 65950 |
| History: | |
| 16/07/1872 | United Steam Tug Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1880 | Renamed REPUBLIC |
| 1882 | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Le Havre; renamed RÉPUBLIQUE |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Date of transfer to France uncertain - British registry not closed until 02/1883 |
| 1894: Reduced to a pontoon |
Above photo as RÉPUBLIQUE is courtesy of David Asprey
Above photo as RÉPUBLIQUE is courtesy of Le Goeland
Above photo as RÉPUBLIQUE is courtesy of David Asprey
Above photo, thought to be RÉPUBLIQUE at Le Havre, is courtesy of David Asprey