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Name: MERCURY
Launched: 1864
Completed: 04/1865
Builder: Marshall Bros, Willington Quay
Yard Number: 143 (?)
Dimensions: 419grt, 175nrt, 160.0 x 26.7 x 14.4ft
Engines: Steam, 250hp
Engines by:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 47175
History:
24/04/1865 Jonathan Willis, London; registered at South Shields
1868 Lost
Comments: Probably engined by the shipbuilder
For use on the River Hooghly and at Calcutta
1865: Trading as the Oriental Steam Tug Association
25/04/1865: Departed Shields for Calcutta