| Name: | WILLIAM GUNSTON |
| Launched: | 1837 |
| Completed: | 01/09/1837 |
| Builder: | W Forster, Gateshead |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 100grt, 41nrt, 90.0 x 17.0 x 9.2 ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl, 45nhp |
| Engines by: | William Hawks, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 9199 |
| History: | |
| 1837 | Symington Patent Paddle Towing Co, London |
| 21/12/1839 | Shipowners' Towing Co; registered at London |
| 27/09/1856 | JI Spicer, London |
| 15/10/1856 | JI Spicer & CL Spicer, London |
| 12/12/1856 | JI Spicer, CL Spicer & D Barber et al, London |
| 1859 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Also seen as built by N Forster at Gateshead |
| 1840: Used in trials with ARCHIMEDES to compare paddle v screw propulsion | |
| 01/11/1859: Register closed as "Broken up" |