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Name: RAPID
Type:
Launched: 26/07/1823
Completed: 1823
Builder: J Bowlt
Yard: Gateshead
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 24tonsb, 63.4 x 16.0 x 6.0ft; (1825: 33tonsb, 63.5 x 15.0 x 8.4ft)
Engines: Steam
Engines by:
Propulsion:
Construction: Wood
Reg Number:
History:
09/08/1823 J Shield, Newcastle
26/06/1825 J Brown, London
No later history known
Comments: Built for the Newcastle - London service
09/1828: Reported laid up at Tunis, unfit for sea since 1826