| Name: | PIONEER |
| Launched: | 1859 |
| Completed: | 07/1859 |
| Builder: | Marshall Brothers, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 95grt, 51nrt, 89.4 x 18.5 x 9.3ft |
| Engines: | L2cyl, 40nhp |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 27775 |
| History: | |
| 07/07/1859 | George Buchanan, London |
| 12/01/1860 | Government of Natal, Port Natal; registered at Port Natal |
| 1877 | Acutt & Sons, Durban |
| 11/06/1902 | Missing |
| Comments: | Probably engined by the shipbuilder |
| 06/07/1859: Sailed from the Thames for Port Natal | |
| 17/11/1859: Arrived at Port Natal | |
| 07/05/1870: Boiler exploded | |
| 01/1876: Machinery removed | |
| 05/04/1877: Condemned as unseaworthy & sold at auction | |
| 1877: Converted into sailing cargo vessel | |
| 1895: On the Durban to Port Shepstone service | |
| 11/06/1902: Washed out of the river at Port St Johns, Cape Colony & lost without trace |
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