Name: | ORIENT |
Launched: | 05/03/1859 |
Completed: | 04/1859 |
Builder: | J Dowey, North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 60grt, 14nrt, 78.4 x 15.7 x 8.7ft |
Engines: | SL1cyl, 50nhp |
Engines By: | JP Almond, North Shields |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 27354 |
History: | |
04/04/1859 | Archibald R Grant, Thomas Hunter & James Boag, North Shields; registered at Shields |
17/10/1862 | John Hair, Greenock |
20/11/1862 | Unspecified owners, New York; renamed FLYING CHILDERS |
17/03/1863 | Clyde Shipping Co, Glasgow |
12/03/1864 | William Langton & Thomas Hornby (t/a B & I Telegraph Co), Liverpool |
16/01/1865 | John Seed, Liverpool |
06/06/1871 | Alice Thornton, Tranmere & Stephenson Chisholm, North Shields |
28/10/1871 | James Douglas, Dublin; registered at Liverpool |
22/04/1876 | Moses Hunter, Newry, Ireland |
12/1894 | Broken up |
Comments: | Thanks to Bill Harvey for the above details |