| Name: | ILLAWARRA |
| Type: | Passenger Ship |
| Launched | 16/02/1878 |
| Completed: | 03/05/1878 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 106 |
| Dimensions: | 522grt, 313nrt, 190.0 x 23.7 x 16.5ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (32 & 58 x 60ins),190nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | Paddle, 12.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 79202 |
| History: | |
| 27/05/1878 | Illawarra Steam Navigation Co, North Shields |
| 1878 | Illawarra Steam Navigation Co, Sydney |
| 1904 | Illawarra & Sydney Coast Steam Navigation Co Ltd (TH Jackson, managers), Sydney |
| 1911 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 40 x 1st Class & 40 x 2nd Class passengers |
| Contract Price £15900; Profit £957-2s-8d | |
| 13/08/1881: In collision with CIVILITY off Kiama NSW | |
| 05/09/1902: In collision with ILLAROO off Dawes Point, Sydney Harbour | |
| 1908: Reduced to a hulk |
Above image is courtesy of the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 04/05/1878