ST LEONARDS

BUILT IN 1864 BY PILE & CO IN SUNDERLAND FOR  BONES & SONS,  SHE WAS A VESSEL OF  990 TONS, WITH AN IRON HULL.

 HER OFFICIAL NUMBER WAS 50198 SHE WAS REGISTERED IN LONDON

 SHE WAS EMPLOYED MAINLY ON THE LONDON TO AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND TRADE.

SHE WAS PURCHASED BY SHAW SAVILL & CO IN 1871 FROM BONES & SONS OF LONDON ( KEEPING THE SAME NAME )

 SHE WAS  SUNK IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN 1883 AFTER A  COLLISION THERE WAS  NO LOSS OF LIFE - ALL OF THE CREW WERE SAVED.