| Name: | FAVOURITE |
| Launched: | 1828 |
| Completed: | 09/1828 |
| Builder: | James Dowey, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 11tonsb, 44.3 x 12.0 x 6.1ft; (1838:10 tonsb, 52.2 x 11.1 x 6.2ft); |
| (1856: 24grt, 5nrt, 54.3 x 12.0 x 6.1ft) | |
| Engines: | 1cyl, 9nhp |
| Engines by: | James & John Wait, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 24414 |
| History: | |
| 20/09/1828 | M, G & E Harrison, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle |
| 05/05/1843 | Matthew Harrison, Newcastle |
| 19/12/1851 | Robert Shield, Gateshead |
| 22/07/1854 | John Turner, Newcastle |
| 26/03/1856 | North & South Shields Ferry Co, North Shields |
| 25/09/1863 | Tyne Improvement Commissioners, Newcastle; registered at Shields |
| 14/09/1876 | Thomas Thompson, North Shields |
| 16/04/1889 | AB Gilchrist & AJA Archbold, Newcastle |
| 31/12/1889 | John Briggs, Byker |
| 13/03/1890 | J Briggs & J Simpson, Newcastle |
| 25/08/1890 | Thomas Watson, Byker |
| 1891 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 07/1838: Rebuilt by Dowey |
| 25/10/1853: Fire destroyed deck & deckhouse, see press cutting below | |
| 1856: Employed on the Whitehill Point to West Holborn service | |
| 03/12/1890: Register closed as 'not employed on sea-going services' |
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 09/05/1851
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 28/10/1853