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Name: BRITISH HERO
Launched:
Completed: 1861
Builder: North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 64grt, 18nrt, 79.5 x 16.9 x 8.8ft
Engines: 28nhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 29717
History:
1861 Joseph Watson et al, Shields
1868 Joseph Watson Snr & Jnr, Shields
1870 Joseph Watson Jnr, Shields
1879 John Fenwick, North Shields
1881 John W Taylor, Sunderland
1882 William Bowery, South Shields
1884 Frank Foreman, North Shields
No further history known
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