John Bowes (steamship)
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John Bowes, built on the River Tyne in England in 1852, was one of the first steam colliers. She traded for over 81 years before sinking in a storm off Spain.
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Model of John Bowes at the Tyne & Wear Archives and Museum. | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | John Bowes |
Owner | Charles Mark Palmer, Newcastle[1] |
Port of registry | United Kingdom |
Builder | Palmer Brothers & Co, Jarrow |
Yard number | 2 |
Launched | 30 June 1852[2] |
Christened | 30 June 1852 |
Completed | 22 July 1852 |
Maiden voyage | 27 July 1852 |
Out of service | 12 October 1933 |
Refit | 1853(?), 1864 and 1883 |
Homeport | Newcastle[1] |
Identification | Official number 26276[1] |
Fate | Foundered |
General characteristics | |
Type | Iron hulled steam screw & sail collier |
Tonnage | 437 GRT[2] |
Length | 149.0 ft (45.4 m)[2] |
Beam | 25.7 ft (7.8 m)[2] |
Depth of hold | 15.6 ft (4.8 m)[2] |
Propulsion | Steam, two cylinder by Robert Stephenson[2] |
Sail plan | Topsail schooner |
Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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