''Vernon'' was a 911-ton
paddle
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steamer built in 1839 by Greens' Blackwall Yard, London, for the Green Blackwall Line. After her engines proved uneconomic, she had her paddles removed and she was converted into a sailing vessel. She was used on the passenger trade to the Colonies in the 19th century.
''Vernon'' was sold in 1867 to the
Colony of New South Wales as a reformatory and training ship for boys moored between the
Government Domain and
Garden Island in Sydney. In 1871, she was moored off
Cockatoo Island. replaced ''Vernon'' in 1892 and was sold to Messrs. Rae and Surge for £180.
While being broken up in
Kerosene Bay
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on 29 May 1893, she caught fire and was burnt to the waterline.
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1839 ships
Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom
Ships built by the Blackwall Yard