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Name: RAPID
Type: Passenger Cargo Ship
Launched: 1825
Completed: 29/06/1825
Builder: J Bowlt
Yard: Gateshead
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 35tonsb, 65.0 x 16.8 x 10.0ft; (1830: 49tonsb, 76.5 x 16.8 x 10.0ft)
Engines: Steam
Engines by: J Robson, Gateshead
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Wood
Reg Number:
History:
16/07/1825 R Thompson & R Lambert, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle
16/04/1830 Dysart, Leith, Edinburgh, Leven & Largo Steam Boat Co; registered at Kirkcaldy
01/04/1831 Burned out
Comments: 1826: On the Edinburgh (Newhaven) to Newcastle service
1828: On the Edinburgh (Newhaven) to Dundee service
1830: On the Edinburgh (Newhaven) to Largo (Fife) service
01/04/1831: Burned out at Dysart