| Name: | FREDA CUNNINGHAM |
| Type: | Passenger Ferry |
| Launched: | 24/03/1972 |
| Completed: | 01/05/1972 |
| Builder: | Ryton Marine Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1 |
| Dimensions: | 64.0 (LOA) x 20.0 x 8.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 276bhp |
| Engines by: | Lister |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws (Schottel type) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 338107 |
| History: | |
| 02/05/1972 | Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive; registered at North Shields |
| 1993 | Tyne Towage Ltd, Newcastle; renamed ANYA DEV |
| 199x | Unknown owner; LADY LAURA |
| 2006 | Vincent O'Driscoll (t/a Sherkin Island Ferry); renamed MYSTIC WATERS |
| Comments: | Built for the North-South Shields service, capacity 130 x passengers |
| 1971: Most of the steel hull was constructed at associate Ryton Engineering | |
| Sections transported by road to North-Eastern Marine Engineering at Wallsend | |
| Completed hull lifted into the river by NEM's large hammerhead crane | |
| Hull then towed to Ryton Marine and hauled up the slipway in a cradle | |
| The completed hull was then re-launched in March 1972 | |
| Early problems with the engines due to rubbish in the river blocking cooling intakes | |
| 2006: Operates on the Cork to Sherkin Island service | |
| 2024: Still in services |
Above: FREDA CUNNINGHAM on the berth, copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson
Above photo as FREDA CUNNINGHAM copyright of Albert Weller
Above photo as FREDA CUNNINGHAM copyright of Hilton Davis
Above photo as FREDA CUNNINGHAM copyright of Hilton Davis
Above photo as FREDA CUNNINGHAM copyright of Hilton Davis
Above photo as ANYA DEV, dated 19/11/1994, is copyright of Michael Green
Above photo as MYSTIC WATERS copyright of Ray O'Donoghue