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Name: JOHN BULL
Launched:
Completed: 1860
Builder: Hepple, North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 54grt, 16nrt, 75.3 x 15.4 x 8.2ft
Engines: 20rhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 28575
History:
1860 John Bull et al; registered at Shields
1863 William Gwynn et al, registered at Cardiff
1874 William Thomas, Cardiff
by 1879 William Webb, Cardiff
by 1882 Mrs Elizabeth Webb, Cardiff
by 1890 William HL Cooper, Cardiff
14/10/1891 Burnt
Comments: Advert states "built by Hepple" but the date would suggest Hepple & Landells
27/02/1882: Sank at moorings, refoated & repaired
12/02/1891: Sold at auction for £200
14/10/1891: Destroyed by Fire


South Wales Daily News, Tuesday, 03/02/1891