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Name: EARL OF DURHAM
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 1854
Completed: 1854
Builder: C Mitchell & Co
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 5
Dimensions: 593grt, 403nrt, 189.6 x 28.2 x 16.2ft
Engines: 2cyl (36 & 36 x 26ins), 70hp
Engines by: G Clark, Sunderland
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 2837
History:
1854 Earl of Durham, Sunderland
20/12/1889 Wrecked
Comments: 07/02/1881: Stranded at Saltburn, but later refloated
20/12/1889: Wrecked near Egmont on the Dutch coast