| Name: | CONTEST |
| Launched: | 1856 |
| Completed: | 04/1856 |
| Builder: | Hepple & Landells, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 63grt, 13nrt, 77.5 x 16.6 x 8.8ft |
| Engines: | 1cyl, 26nhp; (1880: 30nhp) |
| Engines by: | Hepple & Landells, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 15773 |
| History: | |
| 30/05/1856 | Helen Stoker, Leith; registered at Leith |
| 1858 | Helen Stoker & George Jamieson, Leith |
| 10/1865 | William Minto, North Shields; registered at Shields |
| 1872 | John Minto, North Shields; registered at North Shields |
| 1875 | Thomas Boag, North Shields |
| 1882 | William Mountain, North Shields |
| 02/1892 | Broken up |
| Comments: |
Above photo of CONTEST is copyright of FM Sutcliffe, courtesy of Ruth Denison
Daily Gazette, Saturday, 12/04/1856
Whitby Gazette, Saturday, 17/08/1872