''Vernon'' was a 911-ton

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steamer built in 1839 by Greens'

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, 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

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as a reformatory and training ship for boys moored between the Government Domain and

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in Sydney. In 1871, she was moored off

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. replaced ''Vernon'' in 1892 and was sold to Messrs. Rae and Surge for £180. While being broken up in Kerosene Bay on 29 May 1893, she caught fire and was burnt to the waterline.

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