| Name: | NAPOLEON |
| Launched: | 09/06/1855 |
| Completed: | 09/1855 |
| Builder: | Palmer Brothers & Co, Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 36 |
| Dimensions: | 115grt, 48nrt, 104.0 x 18.0 x 9.0ft |
| Engines: | 60nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Rennoldson, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 26905 |
| History: | |
| 05/09/1855 | John Swan, North Shields; registered at Shields |
| 1857 | Unknown owner, Overseas |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | Ordered by William Porteous of Jarrow, but sold before launch |
| 12/09/1855: Sailed from the Tyne for Constantinople | |
| 1857: Sold at Constantinople to an overseas owner | |
| 04/11/1857: Certificate of overseas sale received at Registry | |
| Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
The North & South Shields Gazette, Friday, 15/06/1855