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Name: VOLGA
Launched:
Completed: 1856
Builder: North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 71grt, 45nrt, 81.8 x 17.0 x 9.2ft
Engines: 44nhp
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 14583
History:
05/05/1856 Mr Panton; registered at Shields
1856 Unknown owner, Russia
No later history known
Comments: Built as a tug & tender with accommodation for 106 x passengers
Thanks to Andreas von Mach for the above details


Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 03/05/1856