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Name: LEADING STAR
Launched:
Completed: 1872
Builder: Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 76grt, 8nrt, 85.9 x 17.0 x 9.2ft
Engines: SL1cyl (30 x 48ins), 30nhp
Engines By: Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 63013
History:
1872 George Ringrose, North Shields; registered at South Shields
24/09/1875 Joseph Ritchie, Leith; registered at Leith
20/08/1879 William Chisholm, North Shields; registered at North Shields
by 1882 Todd & Dent, Jarrow
No further history known
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Above registration document courtesy of Ian Buxton