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 |