| Name: | METIS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 28/04/1897 |
| Completed: | 06/1897 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 212 |
| Dimensions: | 3385grt, 2167nrt, 330.0 x 45.2 x 18.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 64 x 42ins), 296nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 106617 |
| History: | |
| 06/1897 | Venus Steam Shipping Co Ltd (J Lockie), Newcastle |
| 1904 | Cornhill SS Co Ltd (Harris & Dixon), London |
| 1905 | Metis Steamship Co Ltd (D Headrick & Co), Glasgow |
| 1911 | Managers Maclay & McIntyre, Glasgow |
| 20/10/1912 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 20/10/1912: Wrecked off Japarica Point, 20 miles east of Salinas, Brazil |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Para with coal and general cargo |
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 29/04/1897