&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:John_Bowes_model_a.jpg) Model of John Bowes at the Tyne & Wear Archives and Museum.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Notes | First screw collier built on the River Tyne.[3] |
| 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) |
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.
- ^ a b c Mercantile Navy List. London: Board of Trade. 1870. p. 204. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference
Clarkewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "(untitled)". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10475. Liverpool. 6 August 1881. p. 6, col.4 – via British Newspaper Archive.