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Name: RANGER
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 12/10/1863
Completed: 1863
Builder: Palmer Bros & Co
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 141
Dimensions: 475grt, 352nrt, 232.6 x 25.0 x 10.0ft
Engines: Steam, 150hp
Engines by:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 47583
History:
1863 JH Wilson, Liverpool
11/01/1864 Stranded
Comments: Built as a blockade runner, American Civil War
11/01/1864: Ran aground in the Cape Fear River when trying to avoid Union blockade