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'VENUS'

Built by:C. J. Mare & Co.
Yard:Blackwall.
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Launched:1854
Tonnage:229
Length:179 feet
Breadth:18 feet
Depth:8 feet
Machinery:70 hp.
Decks:
Built of:Iron.
Type:Passenger.
Registered:1856 in London by W. S. Andrews.
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Other info:
History:April 1856. Purchased by the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company with the view of running between Tilbury pier and Margate, Herne Bay and Ramsgate.


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