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Name: FIRE KING
Launched: 1856
Completed: 04/1856
Builder: TD Marshall, South Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 121grt, 34nrt, 105.6 x 18.8 x 10.4ft
Engines: 2cyl (30 & 30 x 32ins), 60nhp
Engines By: TD Marshall, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 15052
History:
12/05/1856 Henry J Ward & Edward J Ross, Liverpool; Trading as St George's Steam Tug Co
12/1878 John Coppack, Connah's Quay & Richard Grandidge, Chester and Enoch Lewis, Mostyn Quay
12/1878 Registered at Chester
1882 William McBean & William Ellis, Scarborough; registered at Scarborough
1890 Broken up
Comments: 1890: Broken up at Sunderland