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Ships built in the year 1885
Ship Name Year Builder D / H / P Panther 1885 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Elswick D / H / P Celia 1885 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Dragoman 1885 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Giovanni Bausan 1885 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Naniwa 1885 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Orlando 1885 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Rosalind 1885 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Winifred 1885 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Melati 1885 Campbell, MacIntosh & Bowstead, Scotswood D / H Mootiya 1885 Campbell, MacIntosh & Bowstead, Scotswood Ouse Hopper No 1 1885 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H Ouse Hopper No 2 1885 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H Cairndhu 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon D / H / P Isle of Hastings 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon D / H Norkoowa 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon D / H / P Ormesby Ironworks No 3 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon D / H Tuna 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon D / H Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Unnamed barge 1885 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon Anglia (TT) 1885 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H / P Devonia (TT) 1885 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H Flying Fox (TT) 1885 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H / P South Esk (TT) 1885 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H / P Dryden 1885 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Palamed 1885 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H Port Victor 1885 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Andrew Bain (TT) 1885 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H Blucher (TT) 1885 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H / P Condor (TT) 1885 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H Enterprise (TT) 1885 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H / P Leonard Brown (TT) 1885 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H Unknown 1885 Hepple & Co, North Shields D Unknown 1885 Hepple & Co, North Shields D Victor Hugo (TT) 1885 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H / P Snowdon (TT) 1885 Lawson & Eltringham, South Shields D / H / P Tynedale (TT) 1885 Lawson & Eltringham, South Shields D / H / P Garrick 1885 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H / P Ovingham 1885 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H Norman Prince (TT) 1885 JR Maxwell, South Shields D / H Stag (TT) 1885 JR Maxwell, South Shields D / H / P William Dodds (TT) 1885 JR Maxwell, South Shields D / H Alacrity 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Arafat 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Buffalo 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Cabo Finisterre 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Dovenby Hall 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Four Winds 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Knight Errant 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Knight of St John 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Mentana 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Moto 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Mount Olivet 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Otterspool 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Surprise 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Carl Rahtkens 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H Carlton 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H Grao 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H / P Isle of Georgia 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H Richard Kelsall 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H / P Treneglos 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H / P Trevean 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H William Jolliffe (TT) 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H / P William Jolliffe (TT) 1885 J Readhead & Co, South Shields D / H / P Australia (TT) 1885 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P General Gordon (TT) 1885 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Gleaner (TT) 1885 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Tyne Floating Dock 1885 River Tyne Dry Dock, Eng & Boiler Co Ltd, Wallsend D / H / P Handy 1885 Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend D / H Salamander 1885 Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend D / H Corriere di Roma 1885 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H / P Burrumbeet 1885 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Cabo Trafalgar 1885 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Corangamite 1885 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Denbighshire 1885 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Eveline 1885 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Newcastle 1885 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Oliva 1885 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Fushiki Maru 1885 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Hispania 1885 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Norge 1885 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Springhill 1885 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Baghdadi 1885 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Buccaneer 1885 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Formosa 1885 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Foxhall 1885 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Haiphong 1885 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Illaroo 1885 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Shannon (TT) 1885 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Sitona 1885 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P St Giles (TT) 1885 Williamson & Johnson, South Shields D / H Blacksmith (TT) 1885 J & PC Winlo, South Shields D / H Young Donald 1885 J & P Winlo, South Shields D / H Tilsco 1885 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H Tweed 1885 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H General Gordon 1885 Wouldhave & Johnson, North Shields D / H Pera (TT) 1885 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