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Name: CONQUEST
Launched: 1840
Completed: 10/06/1840
Builder: W Cooper & J Gardner, North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 65grt, 19nrt, 68.6 x 15.2 x 8.4ft; (1858: 67grt, 20nrt, 68.6 x 16.8 x 8.4ft)
Engines: 1cyl (31 x 36ins), 31nhp; (1857: 35nhp); (1858: 32nhp)
Engines by: JP Almond, North Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 10957
History:
1840 Unknown owner, not registered
04/02/1842 James Smith and W, S & R Chisholm, North Shields; registered at Newcastle
04/11/1846 W Hughes, J Strong & J Lynas, Middlesbrough; registered at Stockton
30/12/1851 John Strong, Middlesbrough
22/05/1852 John Strong Snr, Middlesbrough
10/06/1857 Joseph Strong, Greenock
30/07/1857 Registered at Port Glasgow
15/03/1860 William Readhead, Greenock
11/05/1861 D Robertson, Greenock
07/06/1861 D Robertson, Glasgow & J Robertson, Renfrew
24/04/1863 J Robertson, Glasgow
29/04/1863 J, D & D Jr Robertson, Glasgow
04/12/1865 United Steam Towing & Navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow
23/01/1868 J, D & D Jr Robertson, Greenock; registered at Greenock
1873 Broken up
Comments: 15/09/1873: Register closed as "Broken up"