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Name: JARROW
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 07/08/1853
Completed: 11/1853
Builder: Palmer Bros & Co
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 8
Dimensions: 531grt, 414nrt, 164.0 x 26.4 x 15.2ft
Engines: Steam, 70hp
Engines by: Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 26489
History:
14/11/1853 General Iron Screw Collier Co Ltd, London
04/10/1867 Sank
Comments: This was the first engine built by Palmer Bros
04/10/1867: Foundered on Dogger Bank
On a voyage from Middlesbrough to Riga with a cargo of iron rails etc


Newcastle Guardian, Saturday, 12/10/1867