| Name: | COLLINGWOOD |
| Type: | Ferry |
| Launched: | 02/12/1895 |
| Completed: | 1896 |
| Builder: | JP Rennoldson & Sons |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 167 |
| Dimensions: | 70grt, 26nrt, 70.2 x 16.6 x 7.3ft |
| Engines: | SL1cyl (22 x 40ins), 20nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 105211 |
| History: | |
| 04/02/1896 | Tyne Improvement Commissioners, North Shields |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Contract Price was £2,710 |
| The Tyne Direct Ferry Co which was formed in 1847 was purchased by TIC in 1863 | |
| The Direct Ferry Co was known as the Ha'penny Dodger, from the fare charged and the way it dodged between other river traffic. | |
| Still listed in MNL 1940, but new COLLINGWOOD built in 1940 |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
View from South Shields with Smith's Dock in the background. Photo is courtesy of Malcolm Donnelly