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Name: PREMIER
Launched: 1837
Completed: 05/08/1837
Builder: A Woodhouse, South Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 49grt, 12nrt, 63.4 x 14.0 x 7.7ft
Engines: 25hp; (1857: 30nhp)
Engines by:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 21260
History:
08/1837 Unknown owner
13/01/1838 E Whitfield & T Wraith, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle
28/03/1838 RJ & R Brereton, Blakeney; registered at Blakeney & Cley
1850 Registered at Wells
02/11/1855 RP, J, S, & R Brereton, Blakeney
07/07/1856 R Brereton, Blakeney
18/06/1860 RJ Harvey, SH Twining & RA Kerrison, Norwich
16/01/1863 R Marriott, J Haycock, T Lord and T & J Powditch, Norfolk
21/02/1867 Thomas Powditch, Norwich
09/03/1867 T Powditch, Norwich & J Chapman, Wells
by 1870 Broken up
Comments: 20/04/1870: Registry closed as "Broken up"