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Name: SEAHORSE
Launched: 1900
Completed: 1900
Builder: Brigham & Cowan, South Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 18grt, 3nrt, 45.0 x 11.2 x 5.9ft
Engines: Steam, 10nhp
Engines by:
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: n/a; (1922: 144857)
History:
1900 River Wear Commissioners, Sunderland
22/3/1922 Renamed SEAHORSE WHERRY; registered at Sunderland
1932 Broken up
Comments: 1899: Ordered for £785
Built for work on the construction of outer piers plus general duties
1900: Not registered
06/04/1932: Sank after collision with FOINA, when leaving South Dock, Sunderland
She was crushed against a quay wall when the steamer's anchor caught in the tug
09/04/1932: Raised and put into dry dock. Damage estimated at £500
13/04/1932: For sale "as lies". Subsequently broken up
Thanks to David Asprey for the above details


Above photo is courtesy of David Asprey

Above photo shows SEAHORSE at low tide. Sunderland Daily Echo, Friday, 08/04/1932