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Tankers (1900-1909)
Morning Star - (1907- 1921)
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Apart from the steam coasters, there were two sailing ships in the coastal business:

Morning Star ,
Built in 1872,  65 Gt.
Built by R. M. Shrubsall, Milton, near Sittingbourne, Kent, for A. Dickinson, London.
Coasting ketch-barge, rigged as a dandy.
Measurements: 85 feet length x 18 feet breadth.
120 tdw.
1902: (B. Hill, Southsea, Hants).
1907: (Anglo-American).
1921: Disposed of.