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Name: CRUIZER also seen as CRUZER
Launched: 1860
Completed: 11/1860
Builder: Tyne
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 80grt, 28nrt, 86.0 x 16.9 x 9.5ft
Engines: 38nhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 28593
History:
18/02/1861 John Chisholm et al, North Shields; registered at Shields
1862 John Redhead et al, South Shields
1865 TJ Newton et al, Cardiff
30/01/1870 Wrecked
Comments: 11/1860: Sank after a collision in Tyne harbour
This was only a few days after her trial trip
Subsequently refloated & repaired
30/01/1870: Stranded in Portlock Bay, near Watchet
Subsequently reported as "gone to pieces"