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'PRINCESS ROYAL'

Built by:Green, Wigram's & Green, at Blackwall.
Yard No.251
Launched:12th April 1841 by Miss Wilkie
Tonnage:494 nett - 666 18/94
Length:177 7/10 feet
Breadth:25 4/10 feet
Depth:17 8/10 feet
Machinery:200 ihp
Decks:One deck and a poop - two masts
Built of:Wood - English oak
Type:Paddle-wheel steamer - Schooner rig
Registered:30th October 1850 No. 332 in London. Cert granted 26th July 1841 No. 238
Off. Number:733
Built for:General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
Other info:Crew - 30 men
History:27th March 1843. Made an extraordinary quick passage from Hamburg to London in 36 hours, Commanded by Capain J. W. Morris.
14th March 1872. Vessel broken up.


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