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Name: STAR
Type: Passenger Cargo Ship
Launched: 1839
Completed: 1839
Builder: TD Marshall
Yard: South Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 60grt, 33nrt, 75.9 x 14.3 x ?ft
Engines: Steam
Engines by: TD Marshall, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number:
History:
1839 Unknown owner
1843 Tyne Steam Navigation Co, Newcastle
No later history known
Comments: Often cited as the first iron ship built on the Tyne
Passenger steamer for service between Newcastle & North Shields
1885: Register closed