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Name: TAMAR
Launched:
Completed: 1854
Builder: Miller, Ravenhill & Salkeld, Low Walker
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 139grt, 58nrt, 99.5 x 18.7 x 10.0ft
Engines: 2 x SL1cyl (36.5 x 36ins), jet condensing, 70nhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 32221
History:
21/12/1854 Edward Barnard, London
1855 Government of Tasmania, Launceston
1863 Launceston Marine Board; registered at Launceston
1889 John Philp, Hobart; registered at Hobart
1890 The Mersey Marine Board, Mersey, Tasmania
1893 Abandoned
Comments: 12/05/1855: Arrived at Hobart
Used as both a tug & river steamer on the river Tamar
1888: Operating on the Huon river
1889: Refitted at Hobart as a passenger & cargo boat
1890: Operating on the Mersey river (Tasmania)
1893: Abandoned on a river bank at West Devonport
1967: Remains demolished