| Name: | GRACCHUS |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/07/1902 |
| Completed: | 09/1902 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 756 |
| Dimensions: | 3925grt, 2408nrt, 360.7 x 48.8 x 24.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45.5 & 74 x 48ins), 483nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 101745 |
| History: | |
| 08/12/1902 | Archibald Currie & Co Pty Ltd, Melbourne |
| 1913 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow |
| 1923 | Hashiya Kisen KK, Takasago, Japan; renamed DAIBOSHI MARU NO 6 |
| 29/11/1944 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 36 x 1st Class passengers |
| Employed on the India to Australia service. Cost £64,750 | |
| 1914 to 1917: Served as an Indian Expeditionary Force transport | |
| 29/11/1944: Torpedoed & sunk by submarine USS SPADEFISH, 150 miles SW of Inchon |
Above photo as GRACCHUS is copyright of Allan Green
Above photo as GRACCHUS is copyright of Allan Green
Above photo as GRACCHUS is copyright of Allan Green
Above photo as GRACCHUS is copyright of Allan Green
Above photo as GRACCHUS is courtesy of Richard Cox
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 24/07/1902