| Name: | ELINGAMITE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 06/08/1887 |
| Completed: | 09/1887 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 129 |
| Dimensions: | 2585grt, 1675nrt, 310.5 x 40.8 x 19.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 67 x 42ins), 250nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 92865 |
| History: | |
| 23/09/1887 | Huddart, Parker & Co Pty Ltd, Melbourne |
| 09/11/1902 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 100 x 1st Class & 100 x Steerage Class passengers |
| Designed to be fitted with 4 x 1 x 36pdr guns in time of war | |
| 09/11/1902: Wrecked on Three Kings Islands, NW of Cape Reinga NZ | |
| On a voyage from Sydney to Auckland carrying passengers & general cargo |
Above photo is copyright of the Alexander Turnbull Library NZ
Above photo is copyright of Allan Green
Above photo is copyright of the State Library of Victoria
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 08/08/1887
Shields Daily News, Thursday, 08/09/1887