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Name: BRITANNIA
Launched:
Completed: 1872
Builder: JP Rennoldson, South Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 81grt, 11nrt, 86.0 x 17.6 x 9.3ft
Engines: L1cyl, 50nhp
Engines By: JP Rennoldson, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 68201
History:
1872 John Llewellyn Jones, Newport, Monmouthshire
1873 Thomas Jones, Newport
26/03/1893 Sank
Comments: 09/04/1877: Boiler exploded and tug sank. Subsequently raised
26/03/1893: Burnt while at anchor between Breaksea and Barry


Western Mail, Tuesday, April 10, 1877

Western Mail, Friday, May 11, 1877