| Name: | EMMA DAVID |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 02/10/1873 |
| Completed: | 11/1873 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 298 |
| Dimensions: | 1733grt, 274.9 x 33.5 x 24.2ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 60 x 33ins), 140nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 11/1873 | David, Verbist & Cie, Antwerp |
| 22/11/1874 | Abandoned |
| Comments: | 02/10/1873: Probably launched as DIADEM for Hall Bros, Newcastle |
| DIADEM was launched on the same day, but was not UK registered | |
| 29/11/1873: EMMA DAVID arrived at Antwerp from Newcastle | |
| 22/11/1874: Abandoned in a sinking condition 180 miles from Malta | |
| On a voyage from Kertch to Antwerp with a cargo of flax & barley |
Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, 03/10/1873