| Name: | MAY |
| Launched: | 1875 |
| Completed: | 05/1875 |
| Builder: | Hepple & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 315 |
| Dimensions: | 136grt, 58nrt, 116.3 x 18.8 x 9.4ft |
| Engines: | L1cyl (35.5 x 54ins), 42nhp |
| Engines by: | Hepple & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 72549 |
| History: | |
| 05/1875 | William Hepple, South Shields |
| 27/05/1875 | James Dykes, Dundee |
| 30/11/1875 | Registered at Dundee |
| 29/11/1879 | John Wood, Bridlington Quay |
| 1881 | Registered at Hull |
| 1885 | Registered at Grimsby |
| by 1890 | John Wood, Hull |
| 1893 | Great Eastern Railway Co, London |
| 1902 | Registered at Lowestoft |
| 01/01/1923 | London & North Eastern Railway Co |
| 1930 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1875: Hull built at Low Walker, even though Hepple had moved to South Shields in 1872 |
| 1880: John Wood used MAY as a tug in winter and an excursion steamer in the summer. | |
| 1923: Register closed |
Above photo is copyright of Alamy
Above painting is copyright of Hull Museums Collections
Above extract from the Dundee register, courtesy of Ian Buxton, shows hull built at Low Walker