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Name: BROTHERS
Launched:
Completed: 1852
Builder: William Cooper, North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 94grt, 34nrt, 85.8 x 16.4 x 9.4ft
Engines: 53nhp
Engines by: William Scott, North Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number:
History:
22/02/1852 Joseph Swan, North Shields; registered at Shields
15/08/1854 The Admiralty; renamed PIGEON
14/07/1856 Hamilton & Hodge, Constantinople; renamed SHARK
No further history known
Comments: 12/06/1852: Sailed from Shields for Constantinople
15/08/1854: Purchased for use as a tender in Crimea. Cost £4,420
14/07/1856; Sold for £2,005
Thanks to Andreas von Mach for the above details