| Name: | GEORGE PEABODY |
| Launched: | 12/1867 |
| Completed: | 12/1867 |
| Builder: | Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 23 |
| Dimensions: | 115grt, 28nrt, 100.4 x 18.3 x 9.9ft |
| Engines: | L2cyl (27.5 x 48ins), 55nhp |
| Engines By: | Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 56905 |
| History: | |
| 10/01/1868 | John E Cole, Gravesend; registered at London |
| 1869 | William Joseph Homewood et al, Gravesend |
| 1872 | Joseph Martin, Gravesend |
| 1872 | Thomas AF Banks, Gravesend |
| 1881 | Captain Newman, Gravesend |
| 1885 | Frederick Patterson, Gravesend |
| 07/1885 | William Bowen Jnr, Llanelly |
| 1888 | Registered at Llanelly |
| 09/1894 | Blyth Steam Tug Co Ltd (George Dinsdale, manager), Blyth |
| 1895 | Registered at North Shields |
| 1897 | Registered at Blyth |
| 04/1907 | W Slater & J Robson; registered at Middlesbrough |
| 19XX | William Slater, Middlesbrough |
| 01/1916 | The Robinson Tug Co Ltd, Middlesbrough |
| 07/1920 | Tees Towing Co Ltd, Middlesbrough |
| 10/1920 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 09/1894: Cost £2,400 |
| 10/1920: Broken up on the Tyne |
Above photo is copyright of the Royal Museums Greenwich - Gould collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above painting, dated 1868, is by John Scott