| Name: | RESCUE |
| Launched: | 12/1873 |
| Completed: | 1873 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 32 |
| Dimensions: | 144grt, 76nrt, 113.4 x 19.3 x 9.6ft |
| Engines: | 2 x 1cyl (28 x 48ins), 60nhp |
| Engines By: | W & J Almond, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 64794 |
| History: | |
| 1873 | Paterson & Marshall, Melbourne Australia (James Paterson manager) |
| 23/09/1874 | Registered at Melbourne |
| 29/07/1901 | Andrew Fenwick, Richmond River, NSW; registered Melbourne |
| 25/04/1905 | Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd, Melbourne |
| 09/04/1908 | Sank |
| Comments: | 04/04/1874: Left South Shields under sail, via Ramsgate 22/4, and The Lizard 27/4 |
| 18/08/1874: Arrived at Hobson's Bay, via the Cape | |
| 04/08/1876: Sent to assist the QUEENSLAND (2263g/1875) & BARRABOOL (942g/1874) | |
| after they collided off Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, South Australia. | |
| 12/08/1901: Arrived at Ballina from Melbourne, via Newcastle. | |
| 09/04/1908: Lost on the Richmond River bar after towing the SOPHIA ANN (165/1883) across the entrance; on letting go the towline SOPHIA ANN got into trouble, and both vessels were wrecked. | |
| 13/07/1908: Registry closed | |
| Note: the owner Andrew Fenwick, was a son of the late Thomas Fenwick (who had died 14/12/1896). The brothers Thomas and John Fenwick had parted ways in 03/1883, John keeping Sydney which flourished and Thomas at Ballina, which didn’t. | |
| Thanks to Buster J Browne for providing the above history. |
Above photo copyright of the Allan C Green collection, State Library of Victoria
Above photo copyright of the Allan C Green collection, State Library of Victoria