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Name: PHOENIX
Launched: 13/08/1853
Completed: 11/1853
Builder: Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow
Yard Number: 9
Dimensions: 402grt, 244nrt, 143.0 x 24.3 x 14.4ft
Engines: 220nhp
Engines by: Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 30693
History:
26/11/1853 Cuthbert U Laws, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle
06/11/1854 John Ward, Newcastle
28/09/1859 Registered at Calcutta
by 1865 George Newbiggin, Calcutta
No later history known
Comments: Sailed under canvas for service at Calcutta
1854: Engines re-constructed
20/04/1855: Made trial trips on the River Hooghley
09/08/1859: British registration cancelled "transferred to Calcutta"