| Name: | PERSEVERANCE |
| Type: | Steam Wherry |
| Launched: | 1854 |
| Completed: | 1854 |
| Builder: | Richard Stobbs |
| Yard: | Coble Dene, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 16grt, 9nrt, 45.5 x 14.8 x 5.0ft |
| Engines: | DI1cyl (5 x 12ins), 8nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Almond, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 65402 |
| History: | |
| 1854 | Unknown owner |
| 23/08/1871 | Richard & Matthew Storey, North Shields; registered at North Shields |
| 13/06/1879 | Richard Storey, North Shields |
| 20/06/1883 | Henry Oliver, Newcastle |
| 06/09/1883 | Edgar Gray, Newcastle |
| 11/10/1889 | Sank |
| Comments: | 11/10/1889: Boiler exploded & sank in the Tyne at Newcastle |