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Name: FURY
Launched:
Completed: 1835
Builder: Newcastle
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 51grt, 13nrt, 57.3 x 13.4 x 7.5ft
Engines: 28nhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 3836
History:
1835 Mark Whitwell & William Leedham, Bristol
1846 William Webb, Bristol
1852 Bristol United Steam Towing Co, Bristol
1857 Joseph Buckle et al, Bristol
21/09/1859 Sank
Comments: 1835: She was the first steam tug on the Avon, brought in to reduce the cost of pilotage
08/02/1836: Ransacked & cast adrift by a gang of disgruntled river pilots
Subsequently recovered and repaired
21/09/1859: Destroyed by boiler explosion at the mouth of the Avon at King Road