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Name: SCEPTRE
Launched: 1825
Completed: 11/1825
Builder: T Errington, North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 35grt, 20nrt, 57.8 x 14.8 x 8.2ft; (1849: 16nrt, 63.3 x 13.6 x 7.8ft)
Engines: 25nhp
Engines by:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 15257
History:
19/11/1825 S Cooper, J Cooper, T Errington et al, Newcastle
23/03/1843 J Cooper, T Errington et al, Newcastle
16/08/1843 T Errington et al, Newcastle
01/09/1849 Thomas Errington, Wallsend
Broken up
Comments: 1849: Rebuilt by W Thoburn & J Grant, Howdon Pans
23/03/1863: Register closed as “Broken up”