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Name: LION
Launched:
Completed: 1836
Builder: South Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 65grt, 22nrt, 69.7 x 14.9 x 8.3ft
Engines: 36nhp
Engines By: Marshall Bros, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 3837
History:
1836 Unknown owner
20/02/1837 Unknown owner; registered at Bristol
26/10/1853 Robert Henry Webb, Bristol
24/11/1854 Bristol United Steam Towing Co, Bristol
1858 Joseph Buckle et al, Bristol
1866 Bristol General Steam Navigation Co, Bristol
No further history known
Comments: Thanks to David Asprey for the above details