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Name: ROBERT POW
Launched: 13/06/1859
Completed: 08/1859
Builder: Edward Oliver, North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 68grt, 19nrt, 85.8 x 16.7 x 8.8ft
Engines: L1cyl (30.25 x 48ins), 30nhp
Engines By: JP Almond, North Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 27370
History:
05/08/1859 Henry Gibson & John Dodds, North Shields
1870 John Dodds, North Shields
19/03/1879 Wrecked
Comments: 1861: Ran aground near Whitburn. Refloated & repaired
19/03/1879: Lost when wrecked near Souter Point


Daily News, Monday, 14/10/1861

The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 21/03/1879