| Name: | RISING SUN |
| Launched: | 1838 |
| Completed: | 06/04/1838 |
| Builder: | Andrew Woodhouse, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 58grt, 15nrt, 66.3 x 14.3 x 8.2ft |
| Engines: | L1cyl, 29nhp |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 7641 |
| History: | |
| 19/05/1838 | John Thompson & John Beckinton, Newcastle and Robert Cooperthwaite, North Shields |
| 19/05/1839 | Registered at Newcastle |
| 28/02/1850 | Thomas & Christopher Barker, Anthony Strong, Andrew Brown & Joseph Hall, North Shields |
| 28/02/1850 | Registered at Shields |
| 21/01/1851 | John Carson, North Shields |
| 1856 | Unknown owner |
| 1861 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 20/12/1861: Register closed as "Broken up" |
| Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 05/05/1848