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'PETREL' | ||
Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall. | |
Yard No. | ||
Launched: | 21st June 1862 | |
Tonnage: | 703 grt - 248 nrt | |
Length: | 223 . 7 feet | |
Breadth: | 26 . 7 feet | |
Depth: | 13 . 5 feet | |
Machinery: | S.O. 2 cyls. 62" x 54" by R. Saikeld & Co. 435 rhp. | |
Decks: | ||
Built of: | Steel | |
Type: | Paddle steamer | |
Registered: | London 1862 | |
Off Number: | 45012 | |
Built for: | London, Chatham & Dover Railway Co. | |
Other info: | Designed by Mr. Morgan | |
History: | 21st June 1862. Run her trials on the measured mile on the Thames. 1864. Sold to Jenkins & Churchward, on Dover – Boulogne – Calais run. April 1875. Reg closed. Sold to France. Reg. Calais. Named 'Etoile Du Nord'. 1880. Renamed ‘Petrel’ 1899. Scrapped. | |
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