| Name: | EARL OF DUNRAVEN |
| Launched: | 28/03/1888 |
| Completed: | 05/1888 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 140 |
| Dimensions: | 174grt, 48nrt, 122.6 x 20.3 x 10.7ft |
| Engines: | SL1cyl (41 x 60ins), 98nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 95157 |
| History: | |
| 14/05/1888 | Hilary Blondel Marquand et al (Martin & Marquand, managers), Cardiff |
| 1896 | Derry & Moville Steam Packet Co Ltd, Londonderry |
| 1898 | Moville Steamship Co Ltd, Moville |
| 09/05/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 28/03/1888: The launch date in the records of the Tyne Improvement Commission |
| 03/04/1888: The launch date as reported in the newspaper Lloyd's List | |
| 04/04/1888: The launch date as reported in many local newspapers | |
| Hull built as a subcontract from JP Rennoldson who held the contract with the owners | |
| Primarily to be used as a pleasure steamer between Cardiff & Ilfracombe etc | |
| Used as a steam tug when out of season for pleasure cruises | |
| 09/05/1917: Sank after collision with HMS SETHON, 6 miles WNW of Inishtrahull | |
| On passage from Lough Swilly to Belfast | |
| HMS SETHON was a hired Grimsby trawler | |
| Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
Above photo is courtesy of Alan Hughes
Above photo is courtesy of Watchet Market House Museum
Above photo is courtesy of Alan Hughes
Lloyd's List, Saturday, 07/04/1888