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Port view of the JOHN BROGDEN off North Shields. Signed bottom right.

The iron screw steamer JOHN BROGDEN was built by Charles Mitchell at Newcastle for Alex Brogden & Co., Swansea in 1866. Registered at 719 tons gross (547 net), she measured 199½ feet in length with a 27½ foot beam and was powered by a compound inverted 2-cylinder 95hp engine by J.& W. Dudgeon of London. Sold in 1874 to J. Brogden & Son, Swansea & in 1879 to J.J. Wallace, Swansea. Although Lloyd's Registers note her home port as Swansea, she was originally intended for the coastal trade operating out of Newcastle even though her destination was soon changed to the Mediterranean out of London.John Scott has painted her off Newcastle in 1866, probably on her maiden voyage, and since none of his known works bear a later date than this, it may be assumed that this was one of the artist's final ship portraits. Cafodd y llong ager haearn JOHN BROGDEN ei hadeiladu gan Charles Mitchell yn Newcastle ar gyfer Alex Brogden & Co., Abertawe ym 1866. Wedi'i chofrestru'n 719 o dunelli gros (547 net), roedd hi'n mesur 199½ troedfedd o hyd gyda thrawst 27½ troedfedd, ac yn cael ei gyrru gan injan wrthdro gyfansawdd 2-silindr 95hp gan J. & W. Dudgeon o Lundain. Gwerthwyd ym 1874 i J. Brogden and Son, Abertawe, ac ym 1879 i J. J. Wallace, Abertawe. Er bod cofrestr Lloyd yn nodi mai Abertawe oedd ei phorthladd cartref, y bwriad gwreiddiol oedd ei defnyddio i fasnachu ar hyd yr arfordir o Newcastle – cyn newid ei chyrchfan i Fôr y Canoldir o borthladd Llundain. Peintiodd John Scott y llun hwn ohoni oddi ar arfordir Newcastle ym 1866, ar ei mordaith gyntaf mwy na thebyg. Gan nad oes paentiadau eraill o'i eiddo yn cynnwys dyddiad diweddarach, gallwn gymryd mai dyma un o bortreadau ola'r artist o longau.