Name: | LARK |
Type: | Tug |
Launched: | 1843 |
Completed: | 1843 |
Builder: | William Cooper |
Yard: | North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 35grt, 11nrt, 58.4 x 12.9 x 6.9ft |
Engines: | 1cyl (22 x ?ins), 16nhp |
Engines by: | Conley & Scott, North Shields |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 47310 |
History: | |
1843 | Robert Lee, Newcastle |
18/03/1846 | Sank |
Comments: | 18/03/1846: Foundered on the Tyne bar while towing a vessel out to sea |
Her engine remained exposed in the fairway for some time afterwards |
Daily News, Friday, 20/03/1846
Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Saturday, 21/03/1846