| Name: | COAL DEPOT NO 1 |
| Type: | Floating Coal Depot |
| Launched: | 27/02/1904 |
| Completed: | 1904 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 290 |
| Dimensions: | 12000dwt, 424.0 x 67.7 x 40.0ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1903 | The Admiralty |
| 15/01/1964 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Completed by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Designed by Temperley Transporter Co, using 4 electronic rail mounted transporters | |
| Boilers and auxilaries by Wallsend Slipway. Electric plant by Clarke Chapman | |
| The hull was sub divided into seven holds or hoppers | |
| The hoppers were fitted with 80 coal chutes for filling the bags without having to shovel | |
| On the upper deck 12 Termperley electric gantries for discharge onto the ships | |
| 23/06/1904: Sailed from the Tyne for Portsmouth Dockyard. Allocated pennant C1 | |
| Swan Hunter made a profit of £5864-4s-8d on the contract | |
| 15/01/1964: Sold to Frank Rijsdijk in the Netherlands for breaking up |
Above photo courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo copyright of G West & Son
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 29/02/1904
Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, 24/06/1904