| Name: | Q E D |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/07/1844 |
| Completed: | 09/1844 |
| Builder: | J Coutts |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 271grt, 255nrt, 106.1 x 14.0 x 7.7ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl, 20nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; also rigged as a Barque |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 3765 |
| History: | |
| 10/09/1844 | Henry Charles Bingham, Melton Mowbray & John Coutts, Walker |
| 03/04/1848 | Henry Charles Bingham, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire |
| 25/09/1855 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Generally accepted as the first ship to be built with a double bottom for water ballast |
| She was barque rigged & only relied on steam to guide her in & out of port | |
| 1848: The engines were removed | |
| 25/09/1855: Wrecked off Courcelles, near Le Havre | |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to Rouen with a cargo of coal |
Above image is courtesy of Photoship
Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 20th July 1844
Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 5th April 1845