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Name: PUNCH
Type: Ferry
Launched: 02/07/1856
Completed: 1856
Builder: Palmer Bros & Co
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 44
Dimensions: 38grt, 20nrt, 60.8 x 15.4 x 5.7ft
Engines: Steam, 20hp
Engines by:
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 29119
History:
1856 Palmer Bros, Jarrow
04/06/1861 Registered at Newcastle
09/11/1863 Tyne General Ferry Co, Newcastle
08/01/1883 William Andrew, Penzance
14/10/1886 Hans Ludvig Moller, Sunderland
No later history known
Comments: Operated as a ferry between Jarrow & Howdon
04/06/1861: First registration
30/03/1890: Converted into a hulk