Name: | ENGINEER |
Launched: | 02/1853 |
Completed: | 03/1853 |
Builder: | J Dowey, North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 54grt, 21nrt, 69.5 x 13.4 x 7.8ft; (1857: 47grt, 13nrt) |
Engines: | 25nhp |
Engines by: | JP Almond, North Shields. Boilers by JT Eltringham, South Shields |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 2296 |
History: | |
16/05/1853 | Thomas Hunter, AR Grant & W Gibson, Shields |
1855 | Robert Redhead et al, Newcastle |
1861 | John W Robson, North Shields |
1867 | John Anderson & Robert Chater, North Shields |
1869 | Sank |
Comments: | 19/03/1853: Boiler explosion whilst off the Tyne. Towed back to port |
08/07/1869: Sank after collision with collier JR HINDE off Seaham Harbour |
Glasgow Sentinel, Saturday, 19/03/1853
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 09/07/1869