COPELAND
24th April 1842. Refloated troopship ‘Beulah’, aground in East Bay, Dungeness.
1857. Company ceased trading.
1876. Owner R. Connon, Shields.
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COPELAND | |
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| Built by: | Green, Wigram's & Green, at Blackwall. | |
| Yard No. | 228 | |
| Launched: | 10th November 1836 | |
| Tonnage: | 160 60/100 | |
| Length: | 102 feet | |
| Breadth: | 21 feet | |
| Depth: | 3' 11" | |
| Machinery: | Two 40-horse power engines. Disconnecting beam engine by Stewart, London. Tubular boilers. Bunkers 25 tons. Speed 10 knots. | |
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| Built of: | Wood. | |
| Type: | Paddle-wheel tug. | |
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| Off. Number: | 9078 | |
| Built for: | Symington Patent Paddle Steam-Towing Company. | |
| Other info: | Callsign KFTD | |
| History: | 1839. Owners restyled to The Shipowners Towing Co. Ltd., London. 24th April 1842. Refloated troopship ‘Beulah’, aground in East Bay, Dungeness. 1857. Company ceased trading. 1876. Owner R. Connon, Shields. | |
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