Name: | RESCUE |
Launched: | |
Completed: | 1867 |
Builder: | Brodie & Maxwell, North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 82grt, 17nrt, 85.1 x 17.6 x 9.4ft; (1875: 81grt, 10nrt, 85.1 x 18.9 x 9.0ft) |
Engines: | L1cyl, 34nhp |
Engines By: | Robert Marshall, South Shields |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 56508 |
History: | |
1867 | Anthony R Brown, Matthew Robson & Thomas Hunter, North Shields |
1870 | Thomas Hunter, North Shields |
1874 | William Jones, Newport; registered at North Shields |
1875 | Registered at Newport, Monmouthshire |
1879 | Sank |
Comments: | 17/08/1874: Boiler exploded at Newport. Later rebuilt & repaired |
28/08/1879: Burnt and sank at mouth of River Usk |
Birmingham Daily Post, Tuesday, 18/08/1874
Western Mail (Cardiff), Saturday,30/08/1879