Name: | TYNE |
Type: | Passenger Ship |
Launched: | 10/08/1854 |
Completed: | 12/1854 |
Builder: | Miller, Ravenhill & Salkeld |
Yard: | Low Walker |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 2184grt 1788nrt, 296.6 x 36.2 x 27.1ft; (1860: 1916grt, 1207nrt) |
Engines: | Osc 2cyl (72 & 72 x 84ins), 400nhp |
Engines by: | Miller, Ravenhill & Salkeld, Blackwall |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 13971 |
History: | |
06/12/1854 | Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, London |
1875 | Broken up |
Comments: | Accommodation for 300 x passengers |
1875: Breaking up commenced at Southampton | |
During the breaking process the hull sank in the River Itchen | |
1880: Hull raised and breaking up competed. See below |
Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 12/08/1854
Raising the TYNE: The Engineer, Friday, 23/07/1880. Courtesy of John Dobson
Hampshire Independent, Wednesday, 24/03/1880