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'SOLVA' | |
| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall. |
| Yard No. | |
| Launched: | 1857 |
| Tonnage: | 22 nett - 94 gt |
| Length: | 90 . 2 feet. |
| Breadth: | 18 . 2 feet. |
| Depth: | 9 . 3 feet. |
| Machinery: | 2 side lever engines. |
| Decks: | |
| Built of: | Wood |
| Type: | Paddle - Steam Tug. |
| Registered: | London 1857 - Plymouth 1876. |
| Off Number: | 15595 |
| Built for: | Trinity House. |
| Other info: | |
| History: | 1861. Commissioned to assist in the replacement of Whiteside’s pile light at the Smalls, conveying stones from Penzance to the Wolf Rock. 1869. Returned to London. 1872/3. Returned to Penzance for the winter. 1873/4. Returned to Penzance for the winter then returned to London. 1875. Used in the Penzance regatta. 1876. Sold to J. Bayly (& others), Plymouth. 1881. Broken up. Registry closed. |
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