| Name: | RUBY |
| Launched: | 25/05/1863 |
| Completed: | 21/07/1863 |
| Builder: | T Hepple & Son, Low Walker, Newcastle |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 115grt, 28nrt, 104.3 x 19.0 x 10.2ft |
| Engines: | L1cyl (38 x 56ins), 50nhp |
| Engines By: | T Hepple & Son |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 45257 |
| History: | |
| 1863 | River Towing Co, Greenock (manager Hendry & Co); registered at Greenock |
| 1867 | Unknown Owner, New York; renamed FLYING SQUALL |
| 1867 | Clyde Shipping Co, Glasgow |
| 1871 | JP Rennoldson, South Shields |
| 1871 | Unknown Owner, Overseas; renamed LIVERPOOL |
| 1871 | Robert Redhead, Newcastle |
| 1873 | James J Carroll, Dublin; registered at Dublin |
| 1879 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1871: Sold to JP Rennoldson in part exchange for new FLYING SQUALL |
| 1879: Burst boiler whilst towing a Norwegian barque & foundered | |
| near Burford Bank, Dublin Bay |