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Name: GRAND DUCHESS OLGA also seen as VELIKAJA KNJAGINA OLGA
Type: Passenger Cargo Ship
Launched: 09/1866
Completed: 1866
Builder: C Mitchell & Co
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 143
Dimensions: 692grt, 436nrt, 222.1 x 28.4 x 14.3ft
Engines: 2cyl (58 & 58 x 60ins), 180hp
Engines by: J Penn & Sons, London
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: n/a
History:
1866 Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Co, Odessa
No later history known
Comments: Conflicting information regarding whether she was built on the Tyne or in Russia
The following news cutting suggests she was built on the Tyne


Newcastle Courant, Friday, 14th September 1866