Name: | JC STEVENSON |
Launched: | 16/08/1883 |
Completed: | 08/1883 |
Builder: | Hepple & Co, North Shields |
Yard Number: | 376 |
Dimensions: | 183grt, 94nrt, 115.2 x 19.7 x 10.0ft; (1923: 165grt, 2nrt) |
Engines: | 2 x L1cyl (30.25 x 48ins), 460ihp, 60rhp |
Engines By: | Hepple & Co, North Shields |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 88778 |
History: | |
08/1883 | Tyne Improvement Commissioners; registered at Newcastle |
03/1923 | France, Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co Ltd, Newcastle; renamed DUNELM |
05/1956 | Broken up |
Comments: | 05/1956: Sold to the British Iron & Steel Coporation (BISCO) for £2,000 |
Allocated to CW Dorkin Ltd for breaking up at Gateshead | |
For the story of JC Stevenson see owner Jarrow Chemical Co |
Above photo as DUNELM is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as DUNELM is courtesy of Stephen Swinhoe
Above photo shows the breadth of a paddle tug versus one of her replacements. Photo courtesy of Stephen Swinhoe