| Name: | EXCELSIOR |
| Launched: | 1866 |
| Completed: | 12/1866 |
| Builder: | TA Young & Son, Blackwall, Thames |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 105grt, 38nrt, 90.3 x 17.2 x 9.4ft |
| Engines: | 2 x SL1cyl, 45nhp |
| Engines By: | TA Young & Son, Blackwall |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 56754 |
| History: | |
| 08/01/1867 | Daniel Barker, John Spicer & others, London; registered at London |
| 1880 | Francis Warren, Peter & John Stephenson & George Legg, North Shields |
| 22/02/1905 | Registered at North Shields |
| 21/08/1905 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1880: Cost £1100 and mainly used in the Dundee & River Tay area |
| 18/07/1905: Peter Matthew Stephenson became sole owner | |
| Ownership was in trust for the widows of Peter & John Stephenson | |
| 07/1905: Axel Anderson agreed to purchase subject to examination in dock | |
| The above transactions had not been registered at the time of the loss | |
| 21/08/1905: Foundered on passage Dundee to North Shields whilst in tow of RENOWN | |
| Sank about 10 miles SE of the Isle of May, Firth of Forth | |
| Thanks to John Evans & David Asprey for the above details |
Above: EXCELSIOR on left. Photo copyright of Dundee Central Library