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Passenger Cargo vessel, S.S. "Ceres", steaming down the Port River en route to the Yorke Peninsula Ports in 1893.  Built in 1875 in Melbourne, this iron vessel was run by The Coast Steam Ship Co. Ltd and was in service for many years along South Australia

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CERES

Rig

Iron Screw Steamer, 28 hp.

Tonnage

86g 58n

Built

1875

Built By

Forman & Co.
Steam Tug "Pelican", built in 1900 at Paisley by Fleming & Ferguson Ltd, owned by Devenport Stm Ferry Co Ltd.
Tonnage:  162 gross, 135 net
Official Number:  94185
Dimensions;  length 100'0", breadth 21'0", draught 11'
Port Of Registry:  Auckland
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Ship

PELICAN

Rig

Iron Twin Screw Steamer, (tug) 2 x 40 hp.

Tonnage

70g 20n

Built

1880

Built By

Johnson & Co.

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