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Name: FLYING TEMPEST
Launched: 27/03/1873
Completed: 21/06/1873
Builder: JT Eltringham, South Shields
Yard Number: 28
Dimensions: 107grt, 6nrt, 107.4 x 17.6 x 9.1ft
Engines: L1cyl (36 x 54ins), 60nhp
Engines by: JP Rennoldson, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 68034
History:
21/06/1873 Clyde Shipping Co Ltd (George J Kidston, manager); registered at Glasgow
19/02/1881 David B Sharp, Sunderland; renamed ROYAL DUKE
04/03/1881 Registered at North Shields
08/02/1895 John Heads, North Shields
05/03/1895 Coulson Douglas, Sunderland
26/05/1897 John Murray, South Shields
1904 Broken up
Comments: 04/03/1881: Allocated fishing registration number SN1290 at North Shields
1884: Towed London schooner FERN to safety after she was in difficulties
in a severe southerly on the north side of Wick Bay
03/03/1885: Had her catch dumped by angry line & drift net fishermen
in Wick for fishing on a Sunday
31/03/1887: Rescued crew of TOILER (A50) which foundered 8 miles
offshore from Clyth Ness Wick
21/12/1894: Port boiler exploded while lying in the Tyne scalding the
Skippers legs and tearing up the deck
Thanks to Andrew Hall for the above news items


Above painting of ROYAL DUKE is copyright of Sunderland Museum, courtesy of David Asprey
1896 painting by John Fannen, Sunderland (1847-1904)

Above photo, showing a group of paddle trawlers at Sunderland, is courtesy of Anthony Renton

Above, a more detailed image of the vessel on the right which may be ROYAL DUKE