| Name: | FLYING SPRAY |
| Launched: | 1876 |
| Completed: | 30/08/1876 |
| Builder: | Softley Brothers, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 88grt, 14nrt, 85.2 x 17.1 x 9.3ft; (1923: 89grt, 74.6 x 17.5 x 8.5ft) |
| Engines: | SL1cyl (30 x 48ins), 50nhp |
| Engines By: | RJ Marshall, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 73849 |
| History: | |
| 30/08/1876 | Clyde Shipping Co; registered at Glasgow |
| 07/05/1883 | Walter M Donaldson, North Shields |
| 14/06/1892 | Matthew Cockburn, North Shields |
| 17/04/1897 | Joseph Scott et al; registered at Scarborough |
| 05/09/1898 | John Ness & George Harrison, Scarborough |
| 28/04/1904 | William Nettleton, Hull |
| 08/02/1923 | Robert Berry; registered at Hull; renamed HOPA |
| 04/11/1938 | Humber Lighterage & Trading Co Ltd, Hull |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | 1904: Engines removed & converted to a lighter |
| 1950: Converted to storage barge |
FLYING SPRAY at Whitby. Photo courtesy of David Asprey