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 |