TYNE BUILT SHIPS
  A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

Home

Shipbuilders

Ships

River Views

About

Copyright


Select

Ship Name

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ



Name: AMAZON
Type: Tug
Launched: 1838
Completed: 20/12/1838
Builder: A Woodhouse
Yard: South Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 64grt, 18nrt, 69.2 x 14.5 x 8.4ft; (1858: 57grt, 8nrt, 71.5 x 15.7 x 8.3ft);
(1859: 57grt, 57nrt, 71.5 x 16.1 x 8.3ft)
Engines: 30nhp; (1858: 33nhp); (1859: None)
Engines by:
Propulsion: Paddle; (1859: Sail, rigged as a Sloop)
Construction: Wood
Reg Number:
History:
01/01/1839 T Green & G Stewart, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle
18/06/1841 T Green & H Brown Jnr, Newcastle
19/06/1841 T Green, Newcastle
18/03/1844 James Turner, Hull; registered at Hull
23/07/1855 W Turgoose & W Hawksworth, Goole and G Blayden, London
20/08/1857 William Boutland, Bill Quay, Gateshead
26/08/1857 Registered at Newcastle
06/10/1863 Matthew Reay, Heworth, Gateshead
04/1865 Sank
Comments: 1859: Engine removed and converted into a sailing vessel
04/1865: Lost 2 miles off the Tyne Bar