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Name: GREAT CONQUEST
Launched: 17/05/1855
Completed: 1855
Builder: Thomas Toward, St Peter's Quay, Newcastle
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 191grt, 50nrt, 136.8 x 21.1 x 10.6ft
Engines: L2cyl, 100nhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 25358
History:
16/01/1856 William, Robert, Nicholas & Henry Strong, Liverpool
02/01/1865 Sank
Comments: 02/01/1865: Sank 25nm West of Holyhead
Thanks to David Asprey for the above details


The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 25/05/1855