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| Name: | CONTEST |
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| Completed: | 1865 |
| Builder: | Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 2 |
| Dimensions: | 87grt; 34nrt, 88.4 x 17.2 x 8.9ft |
| Engines: | L2cyl, 50nhp |
| Engines By: | Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 54668 |
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| History: | |
| 1865 | Thomas W Elliott, London |
| 1882 | G Drover, Cowes |
| 1883 | John T Davison, North Shields |
| 1886 | H Fenwick & T Lawson, North Shields |
| 1886 | John R Thompson & Robert Young, South Shields |
| 1888 | George Brown, John Readhead et al, South Shields |
| 1923 | The Brown Tug Co Ltd |
| 1930 | Broken up on River Tyne |
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| Comments: | Some sources say completed in 1866 |
| | 1875 Re-engined with a SL2cyl, 60nhp by John Readhead |
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