Seaham II

Seaham II is the ship, with which the Founding Fathers of Vaegir crosss the North Sea between England and Vaegir in 1873. The ship wa built in Newcastle upon Tyne in the late 1860s and left the city for an adventure in the west of France in 1872. But the next year, Richard Burton bought it and together with other Founding Fathers, Burton founded the Kingdom of Vaegir that year. The ship returned twice to England and was restored in the 1910s and is now a tourist attraction.

Etymology
The Seaham II was named after the Seaham I, built in Newcastle upon Tyne in the late 1850s. A second version, the Seaham II, was built. Both ships are named after Seaham, the place were both ships were presented for public. The Founding Fathers also started their adventure there.