XA455 - Copper/brass
Xantho
Plate: between 453,454, vertical has hole A for angle support 457. Hole D for angle support-455 which connects to 454 D. Ass. Rivets 15 mm Diam. 24 rivet section, 1 plate fragment- more to come.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 25
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 455
ID 18111
Status State
Built in 1848 as a paddle steamer by the Denny Shipbuilding Company, used by the Anstruther and Leith Steamship Company for crossings of the Firth of Forth between Leith and Aberdour. In 1860, sold and relocated to Scarborough. In July 1864, sold again, and its register transferred to Wick, from where it was permitted to take excursions to sea.
In early 1871, PS Xantho was sold to the...
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