| Name: | PRIVATEER |
| Launched: | 09/05/1883 |
| Completed: | 09/1883 |
| Builder: | T & W Toward, St Lawrence-on-Tyne |
| Yard Number: | 315 |
| Dimensions: | 104grt, 1nrt, 96.5 x 18.6 x 9.2ft |
| Engines: | L1cyl (35 x 54ins), 65nhp |
| Engines by: | Hepple & Co, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 78447 |
| History: | |
| 19/09/1883 | William P Ching, Swansea |
| 1888 | Peter Rousey, Swansea |
| 1890 | John M Thomas, Swansea |
| 1895 | Boston Steam Tug Co Ltd, (AH Read, manager), Boston |
| 1914 | Frederick Palmer, Boston |
| 1915 | The Robinson Tug Co Ltd, Middlesbrough |
| 02/1917 | Charles Duncan & Sons Ltd, Middlesbrough |
| 12/1917 | The Lawson Steam Tugboat Co Ltd, South Shields |
| 23/12/1918 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Vessel was a subcontract from Hepple & Co |
| 02/1917: Cost £1,451 | |
| 23/12/1918: Ran ashore at Equihen near Boulogne. Total loss | |
| On a voyage from Tréport to Boulogne |
Above photo, showing PRIVATEER at Tenby Roads, is copyright of the Francis Frith collection
Above photo is copyright of Lincoln Central Library
Above photo is courtesy of Alan Hughes
Above: At Bideford Quay c1890. Photo is copyright Appledore Maritime Museum
This French newspaper report is from 28/3/2008
It is very unusual for the shifting sands to uncover this much of the wreck