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Albert Edward (ex - Kyles)
Built
in 1865 by Caird & Co
Engines : 2 cylinder oscillating, 44 in x 45 in. 2 haystack
boilers
Dimensions : 219.4 ft x 20.2 ft
Built for the failed
Wemyss Bay company which provided steamer connections to a new
railhead in the 1865 season
Sold for service on the Thames in 1866 by the Watermans Company,
eventually becoming part of the London Steamboat Co
Had a successful career on the Thames until scrapped in 1888 after
pasing into the control of the Victoria Steamboat Association
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