| Name: | BOLIVAR |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 17/01/1866 |
| Completed: | 28/03/1866 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 39 |
| Dimensions: | 705grt, 586nrt, 850dwt, 200.7 x 28.3 x 16.1ft; (1871: 698grt, 559nrt) |
| Engines: | 2cyl (38 & 38 x 30ins), 96nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; 9.4knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 56463 |
| History: | |
| 28/03/1866 | James Hunter et al, North Shields |
| 17/07/1871 | Good, Flodman & Co; registered at Hull; renamed LEANDER |
| 23/08/1871 | Sank |
| Comments: | Built "on spec" to keep the workforce employed |
| 17/01/1866: Launched for the Colombian Government | |
| 1866: Sold before completion | |
| 23/08/1871: Foundered in the North Sea | |
| On a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam with a cargo of wheat & rapeseed |
Hull & Eastern Counties Herald, Thursday, 07/09/1871
See also press release associated with the BOLIVAR built by Palmers in 1866