Name: | SIR GEORGE GREY |
Launched: | 04/1856 |
Completed: | 61856 |
Builder: | Thoburn & Grant, North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 78grt, 49nrt, 84.4 x 16.8 x 9.5ft |
Engines: | 1cyl (33.25 x 46ins), 40nhp |
Engines By: | William Scott, North Shields |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 15260 |
History: | |
20/06/1856 | John Caldwell et al, South Shields; registered at Shields |
by 1865 | Thomas Tynemouth, North Shields |
1868 | Arthur Sinclair, St Helens |
1873 | Edward Forster, Birkenhead, (t/a Tyne Steam Towing Co) |
02/12/1873 | Sank |
Comments: | 02/12/1873: Boiler exploded & sank in the Crosby Channel near Liverpool |
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 05/12/1873