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'SURPRISE'

Built by:Money Wigram & Son's, at the Northam Yard.
Yard No.
Launched:June 1852
Tonnage:122 gt - 36 3/10 nett
Length:111 4/10 feet
Breadth:16 6/10 feet
Depth:9 9/10 feet
Machinery:2 cylinder.
Decks:One - Two masts.
Built of:Wood.
Type:Steam Paddle Tug - Schooner rig.
Registered:12th Oct 1854 in London No. 373 - Certificate granted 28th June 1852.
19th Oct 1864 in Liverpool.
Off Number:17488
Built for:Richard Douglas Ross & William Preace Caulfield, London.
Other info:
History:June 1881. Owned by R. Grech, Liverpool.
1886. Sold. Liverpool.


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