| Name: | STRANTON |
| Launched: | 12/06/1899 |
| Completed: | 08/1899 |
| Builder: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 193 |
| Dimensions: | 148grt, 2nrt, 105.4 x 22.1 x 9.6ft |
| Engines: | 2 x 2cyl (16 & 32 x 21ins), 98rhp |
| Engines By: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 107000 |
| History: | |
| 1899 | North Eastern Railway Co; registered at West Hartlepool |
| 1915 | Sank |
| Comments: | 08/07/1913: Damaged propellers whilst assisting schooner MEDA |
| and beached on Middleton Sands | |
| Subsequently refloated and repaired | |
| 17/11/1914: Hired by the Admiralty; renamed CHAR | |
| 16/01/1915: Sank after collision off the South Goodwin Light Vessel |
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Above photo courtesy of Bert Spaldin