| Name: | SWAN |
| Launched: | 1852 |
| Completed: | 05/1852 |
| Builder: | Thomas D Marshall, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 168grt, 74nrt, 115.9 x 19.0 x 11.3ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (35 & 35 x 46ins), 80hp |
| Engines by: | Thomas D Marshall, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | |
| History: | |
| 20/05/1852 | Joseph Swan; registered at Shields |
| 22/08/1854 | The Admiralty; renamed CIRCASSIA |
| 28/07/1856 | Dr Glascote, Constantinople |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | 26/05/1852: Sailed from the Tyne for Constantinople |
| 22/08/1854: Purchased for use as a tender in the Crimea. Cost £4,800 | |
| Also seen listed as renamed to CIRCASSIAN | |
| Thanks to David Asprey and Andreas von Mach for the above details |
The Hull Packet and East Riding Times, Friday, 10/11/1854