| Name: | ROCKET |
| Launched: | 08/09/1869 |
| Completed: | 1869 |
| Builder: | William Bennett Hornby, Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 2 |
| Dimensions: | 76grt, 17nrt, 85.6 x 17.0 x 9.3ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl, 56hp |
| Engines By: | Robert J Marshall, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 62988 |
| History: | |
| 10/1869 | James Beazley, Liverpool; registered at South Shields |
| 1870 | SC Farnham & Co, Shanghai |
| 04/1873 | Alfred Tilby & Frederick White, Shanghai; registered at Hong Kong |
| 1874 | Sold to unknown owner |
| 1883 | John Morris, Shanghai; registered at Shanghai |
| 1887 | The Shanghai Tug Boat Co Ltd, Shanghai |
| 1903 | The Shanghai Tug & Lighter Co Ltd, Shanghai |
| 1938 | Unknown owner, Japan |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | 05/1870: Arrived at Shanghai after escaping from pirates in the Red Sea |
| 03/1886: Capsized while attempting to refloat GLENEAGLES (2798grt/1977) | |
| Later refloated & repaired | |
| Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 09/09/1869