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Name: OSPRAY
Launched:
Completed: 1863
Builder: North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 60grt, 18nrt, 75.3 x 15.7 x 8.9ft
Engines: L1cyl, 26nhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 45594
History:
24/01/1863 Archibald R Grant & Thomas Hunter, North Shields; registered at Shields
07/1865 Société Générale de Remorquage et de Travaux Maritimes (Marius Chambon), Marseille
07/1865 Renamed LE PRÉFÉRÉ, registered at Marseille
1882 Unknown owner, Italy
No later history known
Comments: Thanks to David Asprey for the above details