Name: | STOKERS |
Launched: | 1859 |
Completed: | 07/1859 |
Builder: | North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 68grt, 19nrt, 84.7 x 16.5 x 8.8ft |
Engines: | 30nhp |
Engines by: | |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 22027 |
History: | |
07/07/1859 | EE Oliver; registered at Leith |
04/09/1863 | Sank |
Comments: | 04/09/1863: Sank at Ardrossan after hitting rock |
She was being used as a tender for the visiting Channel Fleet | |
No lives were lost and the tug was not raised | |
Change in weather conditions destroyed much of the vessel |
Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald, Saturday, 05/09/1863
Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald, Saturday, 03/10/1863