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Name: RHION also seen as PRINCE BARIATINSKY
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 11/09/1858
Completed: 1858
Builder: C Mitchell & Co
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 50
Dimensions: 404grt, 200.0 x 32.0ft
Engines: Steam
Engines by: R Stephenson & Co, Newcastle
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: n/a
History:
1858 Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Co, Odessa
No later history known
Comments: Dimensions taken from the press report
Both the above names seem to be used, maybe one is a later name
Designed for navigating the river Rhione in Circassia


Daily News (London), Saturday, 18/09/1858