| Name: | NORTHUMBRIAN |
| Type: | Ferry |
| Launched: | 14/03/1930 |
| Completed: | 04/1930 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 573 |
| Dimensions: | 344grt, 155nrt, 110.4 x 34.1 x 11.3ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (12, 20 & 32 x 22ins), 114nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 257696 |
| History: | |
| 04/1930 | Tyne Improvement Commissioners |
| 1Q/1973 | Owner unknown |
| 12/1976 | Sold overseas |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | 29/04/1972: Last day of service as a ferry |
| 1Q/1973: Converted into a floating restaurant | |
| 12/1976: Restaurant closed | |
| 04/04/1977: Towed by NORTHSIDER to Belgium | |
| Thought to be for further use as a floating restaurant |
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Above photo is courtesy of Ian Glendenning
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Above photo dated 02/12/1967 is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
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Above photo is courtesy of David Ambrose
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Above photo is courtesy of Hilton Davis
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Above photo is courtesy of Hilton Davis