Water Witch (1835 steamer)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Water Witch
Operator	1835–1845 John Hayward, Dover ; 1845–1849 Poole, Isle of Purbeck, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth Steam Packet Company, Poole; 1849–1863 North Devon Steam Packet Company, Bideford;
Builder	George Graham, Harwich
Launched	6 August 1835
Fate	Broken up by 1863
General characteristics
Tonnage	89 tons burthen
Length	105 ft 9 in (32.23 m)
Beam	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Installed power	80 horsepower (60 kW)
Propulsion	2-cylinder beam engine driving side paddle wheels

Water Witch (or Waterwitch) was an early British wood-hulled paddle steamer, built in 1835 at Harwich, England for steam packet services from Dover to London and to Boulogne. A successful fast ship, she was later operated on services on the South Coast of England and in the Bristol Channel

History

United Kingdom
Name	Water Witch
Operator	1835–1845 John Hayward, Dover 1845–1849 Poole, Isle of Purbeck, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth Steam Packet Company, Poole 1849–1863 North Devon Steam Packet Company, Bideford
Builder	George Graham, Harwich
Launched	6 August 1835
Fate	Broken up by 1863
General characteristics
Tonnage	89 tons burthen
Length	105 ft 9 in (32.23 m)
Beam	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Installed power	80 horsepower (60 kW)
Propulsion	2-cylinder beam engine driving side paddle wheels