Name: | SOUTER JOHNNY |
Launched: | 1836 |
Completed: | 1836 |
Builder: | Stephen Wood, Gateshead |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 87grt, 37nrt, 82.7 x 15.8 x 9.4 ft; (1868: 78grt, 23nrt, 85.2 x 17.6 x 9.4ft) |
Engines: | Grasshopper type, 60nhp |
Engines By: | William Hawks, Gateshead |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 6168 |
History: | |
12/11/1836 | Thomas Petley & John Drysdale, Wapping and Alexander Harrower, London |
25/07/1844 | Caledonian Steam Towing Co; registered at London |
1864 | WT Bridges et al, London |
1866 | David Stone & George Williamson, London |
1870 | Hugh Andrews Jnr, Belfast |
1878 | James J Swallow, Monkwearmouth |
14/10/1879 | Sank |
Comments: | 1861: Valued at £1,500 |
187x: Converted to a barge | |
14/10/1879: Capsized & sank in Hartlepool Bay |
Newcastle Courant, Friday, 17/10/1879