Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 174,011 pages of information and 250,208 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

PS Swift

From Graces Guide

1844 Built at Blackwall. 79 tons. 36 N.H.P. Originally named 'Waterman No. 12' when owned by the Waterman Steam Packet Co

Later acquired by the Woolwich Steamboat Co and renamed as SWIFT

Owners

1875 One of two iron paddle boats purchased by the General Steam Navigation Co for the London-Ostend traffic. Built by Pearce at Stockton-on-Tees.

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