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Name: AMAZON
Launched: 1856
Completed: 04/1856
Builder: Jonathan Robson, Blackwall, Gateshead
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 42grt; 12nrt; 72.6 x 13.9 x 7.1ft
Engines: 1cyl, 20nhp
Engines by: Jonathan Robson, Blackwall
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 7299
History:
07/04/1856 John Batey, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle
05/08/1862 Hopper Jopling, North Shields
1868 Roger Walker, Felling Shore
09/1872 John H Hutchings & Stephen Commons, Padstow; registered at Padstow
Broken up
Comments: 12/1893: British registry closed as broken up
Thanks to David Asprey for the above details


Above photo of AMAZON at Padstow is courtesy of the Malcolm McCarthy collection

Above photo of AMAZON at Padstow is courtesy of the Malcolm McCarthy collection