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Name: RAINBOW
Launched:
Completed: 1854
Builder: North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 44grt, 17nrt, 70.7 x 14.1 x 6.8ft; (1864: 37grt, 14nrt)
Engines: 20nhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 2165
History:
1854 Benjamin Dain, North Shields; registered at Shields
1858 Thomas Hepple et al, North Shields
1862 Edward Hepple et al, North Shields
1863 J Hopper Jnr, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle
1873 John Coulson & H Gilroy, South Shields
1885 R Jull, St Anthony's
1900 Broken up
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