| Name: | VANGUARD |
| Launched: | |
| Completed: | 1869 |
| Builder: | T Hepple & Son, Low Walker, Newcastle |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 91grt, 14nrt, 88.1 x 17.6 x 9.0ft |
| Engines: | 36nhp |
| Engines By: | |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 63395 |
| History: | |
| 1869 | Nicholas Strong et al; registered at Cardiff |
| 1871 | William & Robert H Strong, Cardiff |
| 1880 | Thomas M Scott, Sunderland; registered at Sunderland |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | 1879: Converted to a trawler (also a tug?) |
Western Mail (Cardiff), Friday, 21/03/1879
Western Mail (Cardiff), Saturday, 05/04/1879