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Name: SHAH
Launched:
Completed: 1874
Builder: John Readhead & Co, South Shields
Yard Number: 99
Dimensions: 86grt, 4nrt, 84.3 x 17.6 x 9.2ft
Engines: 2 x SL1cyl, 40nhp
Engines By: John Readhead & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 68529
History:
1874 Joseph Martin et al, Gravesend; registered at London
1878 Goole & Hull Steam Towing Co Ltd; registered at Goole
1914 George Alder, Middlesbrough
1915 Registered at Middlesbrough; renamed DALES THORPE
1921 Owner restyled George Alder Ltd, Middlesbrough
1929 Broken up
Comments: 1874: Owned by 25 Gravesend pilots
1929: Broken up by G Broad, Hylton, Sunderland


Above photo as Goole & Hull Steam Towing Co, courtesy of George Robinson

Above photo as Goole & Hull Steam Towing Co, courtesy of George Robinson