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Totnes Castle (later Wareham Queen)                                                 

Built in 1896 by Philip & Son at Dartmouth
79 ft : 55 GRT
Engine : Compound diagonal 11 and 22 in x 24 in

Sailed on the River Dart until 1912 as Totnes Castle when she was sold to owners in Poole who renamed her Wareham Queen and put her in service between Poole and Wareham. Was withdrawn in 1920 and subsequently was used as a house boat before being scrapped in 1923

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