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 |