Name: | SEAHORSE |
Launched: | 1900 |
Completed: | 1900 |
Builder: | Brigham & Cowan, South Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 18grt, 3nrt, 45.0 x 11.2 x 5.9ft |
Engines: | Steam, 10nhp |
Engines by: | |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | n/a; (1922: 144857) |
History: | |
1900 | River Wear Commissioners, Sunderland |
22/3/1922 | Renamed SEAHORSE WHERRY; registered at Sunderland |
1932 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1899: Ordered for £785 |
Built for work on the construction of outer piers plus general duties | |
1900: Not registered | |
06/04/1932: Sank after collision with FOINA, when leaving South Dock, Sunderland | |
She was crushed against a quay wall when the steamer's anchor caught in the tug | |
09/04/1932: Raised and put into dry dock. Damage estimated at £500 | |
13/04/1932: For sale "as lies". Subsequently broken up | |
Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
Above photo, showing SEAHORSE (Centre) is courtesy of Eddie Frost
Above photo is courtesy of David Asprey
Above photo shows SEAHORSE at low tide. Sunderland Daily Echo, Friday, 08/04/1932