| Name: | BRIGHTON |
| Launched: | 06/03/1878 |
| Completed: | 05/1878 |
| Builder: | Wouldhave & Johnson, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 100grt, 34nrt, 105.4 x 17.5 x 9.0ft |
| Engines: | L1cyl (29.25 x 48ins), 28nhp |
| Engines by: | TR Scott & Co, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 78956 |
| History: | |
| 01/05/1878 | William S Gardner et al, Painswick, Gloucestershire; registered at Shoreham |
| 1887 | James Lee, Brighton |
| 1892 | Brighton, Worthing & South Coast Steamboat Co Ltd (J Lee), Brighton |
| 1900 | Manager became Richard F Beard, Brighton |
| 1902 | Nathaniel E Hucker, Glasgow (EA Gibson, Brighton, manager) |
| 1903 | G Courtney, Shoreham |
| 1903 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1878: Operated as a tug and excursion steamer, trading as West Pier Co at Brighton |
| 07/1888: Armed & briefly in service with the Naval Volunteer Home Defence Association | |
| 1893: New boiler | |
| 1902: Trading as Brighton Steamboat Co | |
| 1902: Laid up at Shoreham, then caught fire | |
| 1903: Broken up at Shoreham | |
| 28/03/1903: Register closed |
Above photo is courtesy of David Asprey