| Name: | STRELNA |
| Launched: | 1856 |
| Completed: | 05/1856 |
| Builder: | Thoburn & Grant, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 107grt, 67nrt, 96.2 x 19.0 x 10.5ft |
| Engines: | 50nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Almond, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 13315 |
| History: | |
| 08/05/1856 | Almond & Co, Shields |
| by 1858 | G Sidorov, Kronstadt |
| by 1863 | Tovariscestvo "Samson", Kronstadt |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Built as a tug & tender with accommodation for 114 x passengers |
| Served at Neva & the Gulf of Finland from a base at Kronstadt | |
| The press report has Mr Panton as the owner but LR has Almond & Co | |
| It is quite likely that Panton and Almond were joint owners | |
| Thanks to Andreas von Mach for the above details |
Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 03/05/1856