| Name: | TRANSIT |
| Type: | Ferry |
| Keel: | 07/03/1864 |
| Launched | 05/1864 |
| Completed: | 06/06/1864 (trials) |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 27 |
| Dimensions: | 83grt, 47nrt, 99.5 x 18.0 x 7.8ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (18 & 18 x 30ins), 22nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | Paddle, 8.4knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 50024 |
| History: | |
| 02/07/1864 | Isle of Wight Ferry Co, London |
| 1865 | Charles Lambert, London |
| 1876 | W & GP Hepple, South Shields |
| 1881 | Joseph A Platt, London |
| 1892 | John R Lawson, London |
| 1894 | MacGregor & Blair, Leith |
| 1908 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Also appears on the yard list of T Hepple, so may have been subcontracted to them |
| Carried cargo and an unspecified number of passengers | |
| Contract price £3,700; Profit £465-16s-11d | |
| 1881: Chartered to M Brydie for use on the Firth of Forth |