'DUKE OF EDINBOROUGH'
She had a 'three-quarter man' head, a round stern and two engines.
1884. Broken up.
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'DUKE OF EDINBOROUGH' | |
| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall. |
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| Launched: | 27th February 1869 |
| Tonnage: | 95 . 24 |
| Length: | 136 . 2 feet |
| Breadth: | 14 . 1 feet |
| Depth: | 7 feet |
| Machinery: | 50 osc. 50 hp. |
| Decks: | |
| Built of: | Iron |
| Type: | Paddle. Two-masted and schooner-rigged. She had a 'three-quarter man' head, a round stern and two engines. |
| Registered: | Portsmouth 1869 |
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| Built for: | Port of Portsmouth & Ryde United Steam Packet Co. |
| Other info: | Cost £3,950 |
| History: | She was not christened until just prior to her departure from Ryde pier on a ‘maiden voyage’ cruise to Alum Bay with the company’s directors and friends on board. Then Miss Batchelor, a grand-daughter of the company chairman, Mr. Yelf, ‘threw a bottle of wine at the cocked hat of His Royal Highness, exclaiming “Prosperity to the ‘Duke of Edinborough’!”. 1884. Broken up. |
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