Launch of The Ariel steamer at Rotherhithe ILN 1844-0420-0008

Launch of The Ariel steamer at Rotherhithe. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 April 1844.

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Launch of The Ariel steamer at Rotherhithe. On Tuesday last, Rotherhithe was a scene of unusual gaiety, owing to the launch of a new steamer, the Ariel, built by Mr. Thompson, for the Woolwich Steam Packet Company. The main dimensions of this fine vessel are-length, 120 feet; breadth, 14 feet 6 inches; tonnage, 120; she is built with a round stern, and of diagonal planking, three thicknesses, all mahogany: she has two engines of 20 horse power each, and has been built expressly for a passage vessel between Woolwich and Hungerford; and will carry, with her coals, boilers, &c., 600 persons, at a draught of water 3 feet 6 inches.
Shipbuilder: John Jenkins Thompson

Volume: 4, page 248 Issue: 103, page 8