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Name: VIVID
Launched:
Completed: 1835
Builder: William Bowlt, Gateshead
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 54grt, 23nrt, 67.0 x 13.0 x 6.7ft
Engines: Steam
Engines By:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number:
History:
1835 Unregistered
05/1836 John, Isaac & James Greener, North Shields
20/04/1846 Broken up
Comments: 02/09/1838: A boiler explosion killed two of the owners
Register not closed until 1851


The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 07/09/1838