| Name: | GLADIATEUR | 
| Launched: | 1866 | 
| Completed: | 08/1866 | 
| Builder: | Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields | 
| Yard Number: | 6 | 
| Dimensions: | 70grt, 14nrt, 83.2 x 16.7 x 9.2ft | 
| Engines: | 35nhp | 
| Engines by: | Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields | 
| Propulsion: | Paddle | 
| Construction: | Wood | 
| Reg Number: | 53476 | 
| History: | |
| 07/08/1866 | John Wilson, North Shields; registered at Shields | 
| 1867 | Nicholas Strong et al, Cardiff | 
| 1872 | William Strong, North Shields | 
| 1874 | William Strong, Cardiff; registered at Cardiff; renamed ROYAL SAILOR | 
| 29/04/1887 | Sank | 
| Comments: | 29/04/1887: Sank 7 miles off Ilfracombe, Devon, after collision with ARIEL | 
| Thanks to John Evans for the above details |