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Name: ELECTRIC
Launched:
Completed: 1874
Builder: Stephen Dodgin, Low Lights, North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 71grt, 12nrt, 85.0 x 16.9 x 9.2ft
Engines: SL1cyl (29.5 x 48ins), 30nhp
Engines By: W & J Almond, North Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: Unregistered; (1875: 70395)
History:
1874 Unregistered
02/1875 William Dodds & Thomas Johnston, North Shields; registered at North Shields
1876 Samuel Summers, Gloucester
1877 Registered at Gloucester
08/05/1888 Wrecked
Comments: 08/05/1888: Left Newport & stranded on Lundy Island, Bristol Channel
Thanks to John Evans & David Asprey for the above details