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YEAR DATE PAGE NAME OWNER BUILDER BUILT TONS HP GUNS DEATHS TYPE EVENT PLACE FROM TO MASTER
1857 01/24 062 TYNE               MAIL STEAMER ASHORE ST ALBAN'S HEAD   WEST INDIES VALLER CAPT
1857 01/24 063 TRIBUNE H M               REVOLUTION PERU     EDGELL CAPT
1857 01/24 074 BARRACOUTA H M               CAPTURE CANTON      
1857 01/24 074 COROMANDER H M               CAPTURE CANTON      
1857 01/24 075 ENCOUNTER                 ATTACKING N & S WANTUNG, CHINA      
1857 01/24 075 NANKIN                 ATTACKING N & S WANTUNG, CHINA      
1857 01/24 075 HORNET                 ATTACKING N & S WANTUNG, CHINA      
1857 01/24 075 BARRACOUTA                 ATTACKING N & S WANTUNG, CHINA      
1857 01/24 075 CALCUTTA                 ATTACKING N & S WANTUNG, CHINA      
1857 01/24 075 COROMANDER                 ATTACKING N & S WANTUNG, CHINA      
1857 01/31 079       CHINA         PIRATE BOAT   CANTON      
1857 02/21 154 ROVER'S BRIDE       01000         ABANDONED        
1857 02/21 154 ATRATO               MAIL STEAMER BOARDING   ST THOMAS SOUTHAMPTO  
1857 02/28 182 SIR JAMSETJEE JEJEEBHOY               STEAMER EXPEDITION PERSIA      
1857 02/28 182 ASSAYE                 EXPEDITION PERSIA      
1857 02/28 182 PUNJAUB                 EXPEDITION PERSIA      
1857 02/28 182 FEROZE                 EXPEDITION PERSIA      
1857 02/28 182 SEMIRAMIS                 EXPEDITION PERSIA      
1857 03/14 230                 LORCHA TRADING CANTON RIVER      
1857 03/14 251       CHINA         SMUGGLING CRAFT SMUGGLING STRAIT OF FORMOSA      
1857 03/21 259       CHINA         JUNK 0F WAR          
1857 03/21 263       CHINA         JUNK OF WAR          
1857 03/28 283       CHINA     YES   PIRATE   CHINA SEAS      
1857 03/28 287 FURIOUS                   CHINA SEAS      
1857 03/28 287 SANSPAREIL                   CHINA SEAS      
1857 03/28 287 TRANSIT                   CHINA SEAS      
1857 03/28 287 RETRIBUTION                   CHINA SEAS      
1857 03/28 287 SHANNON                   CHINA SEAS      
1857 03/28 287 HIMALAYA                   CHINA SEAS      
1857 04/04 314 ENGLAND               MAIL STEAMER RESCUE       DUNDAS A D CAPT
1857 04/11 334 TRANSIT H M             TROOP SHIP REFIT PORTSMOUTH   CHINA  
1857 04/11 339 EMPEROR EMPEROR OF JAPAN GREEN M/S BLACKWALL   0060     YACHT STEAM GIFT        
1857 04/18 359 FURIOUS H M         YES   FRIGATE   PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR PORTSMOUTH CHINA OSBORN SHERARD CAPT
1857 05/02 410 MARTIN LUTHER DUNCAN GIBBS     01240     YES EMIGRANT SHIP WRECK CHANNEL LIVERPOOL QUEBEC GORDON THOMAS J
1857 05/02 411   PRINCE HALEM PACHA WESTWOOD, BAILLIE,CAMPBELL ISLE OF DOGS   0005     YACHT STEAM       ALEXANDRIA  
1857 05/02 415 ROYAL SOVEREIGN H M   PORTSMOUTH 03765 0900 YES   STEAMER WAR LAUNCH PORTSMOUTH      
1857 05/16 474 EAGLET           YES     RETURN     HONG KONG ELLIS H T COMM
1857 05/23 487 GREAT EASTERN         1700     STEAMER VIEW OF ENGINES        
1857 05/23 498 SHADOW EASTE GILBERT SIR     00052       CUTTER SAILING MATCH ISLE OF WIGHT      
1857 05/23 498 COQUETT PIGOTT S     00047       SCHOONER SAILING MATCH ISLE OF WIGHT      
1857 05/23 515 GREAT EASTERN   RUSSELL JOHN SCOTT MILLWALL 22500       STEAMER ON STOCKS MILLWALL      
1857 06/06 546 NIAGARA   STEERS GEORGE AMERICA 05200       CORVETTE STEAM LAYING CABLE GRAVESEND      
1857 06/06 551 OSBORNE H M             YACHT ROYAL VISIT       SEYMOUR J H CAPT
1857 06/13 559 GREAT EASTERN     MILLWALL           CONSTRUCTION MILLWALL      
1857 06/13 582 GREAT EASTERN       22500       STEAMER CONSTRUCTION MILLWALL      
1857 06/20 595                 SCHOONER SLAVE   PORT ROYAL      
1857 06/27 623 WILDFIRE TURNER TURNER     00060       SCHOONER YACHT CLUB LOWER HOPE      
1857 06/27 623 VESTAL MARSHALL F O     00074       SCHOONER YACHT CLUB LOWER HOPE      
1857 06/27 639 INFLEXIBLE           YES     TOWING S INDIAN OCEAN     CORBETT J COMM
1857 06/27 639 STARLING H M         YES   GUN BOAT ON TOW S INDIAN OCEAN     VILLIERS A LT COMM
1857 07/11 029 STARLING H M         YES   GUN BOAT   CANTON RIVER     VILLIERS LT COMM
1857 07/18 060 BLUE BELLE PADLEV S     00030       YACHT REGATTA PEMBROKE DOCK      
1857 07/18 060 EMMET GIBSON EDWARD     00032       YACHT REGATTA PEMBROKE DOCK      
1857 07/18 060 VIGILANT ATKINS J     00033       YACHT REGATTA PEMBROKE DOCK      
1857 07/18 060 MOSQUITO GROVES T     00059       YACHT REGATTA PEMBROKE DOCK      
1857 07/18 060 LEANDER BATHE H J     00031       YACHT REGATTA PEMBROKE DOCK      
1857 07/18 073       CHINA         SAMPAN   HONG KONG HARBOUR      
1857 07/18 077 FOX       00320 0030     SCHOONER STEAM EXPEDITION ARCTIC     M'LINTOCK CAPT
1857 08/01 108 AGAMEMNON H M               LAYING CABLE        
1857 08/01 112 AGAMEMNON H M         YES     LAYING CABLE E GREENWICH      
1857 08/08 145 REMARKABLE ROWETT MR     00010       YACHT EXPERIMENTAL        
1857 08/15 153 BARRACOUTA                 ROYAL VISIT OSBORNE, I OF W      
1857 08/15 153 PYLADES                 ROYAL VISIT OSBORNE, I OF W      
1857 08/15 153 VICTORIA & ALBERT                 ROYAL VISIT OSBORNE, I OF W      
1857 08/15 153 FAIRY                 ROYAL VISIT OSBORNE, I OF W      
1857 08/15 156 STANCH                 BURNING ENEMY ESCAPE CREEK      
1857 08/15 156 STARLING                 BURNING ENEMY ESCAPE CREEK      
1857 08/15 168 NIGER               MAIL STEAMER LOSS TENERIFFE     ROLT CAPT
1857 08/22 196 NIAGARA                 LAYING CABLE        
1857 08/29 213 PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIA DOVER ROYAL MAIL CO THAMES IRONWORKS BLACKWALL 00325 0120     STEAM          
1857 08/29 221 WILD DUCK CRESSWELL F G     00031       YACHT REGATTA BOSTON      
1857 08/29 221 NAUTILUS PLUMMER F     00004       YACHT REGATTA BOSTON      
1857 08/29 221 EAGRE BACON CAPT     00025       YACHT REGATTA BOSTON      
1857 08/29 221 FAIRY LEWIN W H     00025       YACHT REGATTA BOSTON      
1857 09/19 284 TEASER H M             GUN BOAT CAPTURING LAGOS      
1857 09/19 284 ABBOT DEVEREUX       00120       SLAVER CAPTURE LAGOS      
1857 09/26 308 TRANSIT H M               ON ROCKS BANCA ISLAND      
1857 10/17 393 PILGRIM SMITH & COMPER M/S     00160       BRIG WRECK BRIGHTON     SMITHSON CAPT
1857 10/17 393 ANTELOPE H M               CAPTURING BIGHT OF BENIN      
1857 10/17 393         00130       SLAVER CAPTURE BIGHT OF BENIN      
1857 10/24 401 AUSTRALASIAN EUROPEAN & AUST ROYAL MAIL THOMPSON J & G T GLASGOW 02800 0700     STEAM     SOUTHAMPTON ALEXANDRIA SCEALES GEOFFREY
1857 10/31 445 JAMES BAINES BLACK BALL LINE     02093       CLIPPER TROOP CARRIER   PORTSMOUTH INDIA MACDONNELL CAPT
1857 10/31 445 GREAT EASTERN                 LAUNCH POSTPONE        
1857 11/07 449 GREAT EASTERN                 NAME CHANGED        
1857 11/07 457 LEVIATHAN                 VIEW OF BOW        
1857 11/07 465 LEVIATHAN                 ON STOCKS        
1857 11/07 468 LEVIATHAN       22500         AFLOAT        
1857 11/07 472 LEVIATHAN                 ON STOCKS        
1857 11/14 489 LEVIATHAN                 LAUNCH ATTEMPT        
1857 11/14 492 LEVIATHAN                 LAUNCH ATTEMPT        
1857 11/21 517   KING OF SIAM             ROYAL BARGE          
1857 12/19 605 ADRIATIC   STEERS GEORGE NEW YORK 1856 05900 1500     MAIL STEAMER     NEW YORK POINT LYNAS WEST CAPT