| Name: | THYRA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 08/11/1866 |
| Completed: | 11/1866 |
| Builder: | Andrew Leslie & Co |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 79 |
| Dimensions: | 710grt, 523nrt, 216.9 x 28.0 x 16.0ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (38 & 38 x 30ins), 360hp; (1876: Tandem 2 x C2cyl (19.75 & 38 x 30ins), 340hp) |
| Engines by: | Thompson, Boyd & Co, Newcastle; (1876: Burmeister & Wain) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 56741 |
| History: | |
| 30/11/1866 | Andrew Leslie, London |
| 01/1867 | Det Forenede D/S, Copenhagen |
| 06/1922 | Michael Jebsen, Hamburg; renamed POLARIS |
| 1923 | Polaris Reederei AG, Luebeck |
| 1924 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Ordered and launched for The Anglo Danish & Baltic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, |
| but not delivered due to financial problems. First registered with shipbuilder | |
| 1876: Rebuilt and re-engined by Burmeister & Wain’s Mask og Skibs, Copenhagen | |
| 1924: Broken up in Germany |
Above photo as THYRA is courtesy of the Museet for Sofarts
Above photo as THYRA is courtesy of the Museet for Sofarts