| Name: | SOUTHLAND |
| Launched: | 13/08/1864 |
| Completed: | 1864 |
| Builder: | Charles Mitchell & Co, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 123 |
| Dimensions: | 143grt, 87nrt, 130.0 x 19.0 x 9.3ft |
| Engines: | 2 x 1cyl (32 x 48ins), grasshopper type, 80nhp |
| Engines By: | Thompson, Boyd & Co, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 52347 |
| History: | |
| 1864 | Provincial Government of Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand |
| 29/07/1867 | James Spence, Hokitika, New Zealand; registered at Melbourne |
| 08/10/1867 | John Spence, David Spence & James Spence, Melbourne |
| 21/09/1868 | Newcastle Co-operative Steam Tug Co Ltd; registered at Newcastle |
| 17/07/1872 | Re-registered at Newcastle |
| 30/07/1876 | Sank |
| Comments: | Originally intended as a passenger ferry, became a tug in later life. |
| 01/1867: Stationed at Bluff Harbour | |
| 25/09/1868: Arrived at Newcastle | |
| 16/04/1870: Simultaneously towed 5 small sailing vessels in Newcastle Harbour | |
| 24/03/1871: Badly damaged after collision in Newcastle Harbour with the collier SAXONIA | |
| 30/07/1876: Sank off Newcastle after colliding with the collier WARATAH (182grt/1884) | |
| Thanks to Buster J Browne for providing the above details |