| Name: | LORD DERBY |
| Launched: | 20/11/1876 |
| Completed: | 13/02/1877 |
| Builder: | Joseph T Eltringham, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 157grt, 27nrt, 122.8 x 19.5 x 10.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x SL1cyl (30.5 x 54ins), 99nhp |
| Engines by: | Hepple & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 76412 |
| History: | |
| 09/02/1877 | William Hepple, South Shields; registered at Liverpool |
| 1877 | Lord Stanley Steamtug Co, Liverpool |
| 1878 | Harbour of Carlingford Lough Improvement Commissioners; registered at Newry |
| 1887 | Edward Finch & Co Ltd, Chepstow; registered at Gloucester |
| 1887 | Renamed EDWARD FINCH |
| 1887 | William Philip Ching et al; registered at Swansea |
| 1888 | Peter Rousey, Swansea |
| 1889 | Annie Gottschalk, Liverpool; registered at Liverpool |
| 23/12/1891 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1881: New Funnels fitted (£19 each) |
| 1888: Allocated fishing registration number SA4 at Swansea | |
| 23/12/1891: Sank after a collision with FERRIC in the Crosby Channel, River Mersey | |
| Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
Liverpool Daily Post, Tuesday, 21/11/1876
Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Tuesday, 20/02/1877
Liverpool Mercury, Wednesday, 24/02/1892