| Name: | NEPTUNE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 04/05/1870 |
| Completed: | 08/1870 |
| Builder: | WB Hornby |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 209grt, 131nrt, 124.1 x 20.0 x 11.9ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (27 & 27 x 24ins), 50hp |
| Engines by: | RJ Marshall, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 62995 |
| History: | |
| 24/08/1870 | Thomas F Bell, Hull; registered at South Shields |
| 11/1880 | East Coast Steam Ship Co Ltd, King’s Lynn; registered at Lynn |
| 11/1888 | Squire & Render, Newcastle |
| 10/03/1891 | Sank |
| Comments: | Built for the trade beween Newcastle & Hull |
| 11/1880: Price paid £2,250 | |
| 11/1888: Price paid £1,500 | |
| 10/03/1891: Abandoned 40 miles SE of Portland. Assumed sunk | |
| On a voyage from Guernsey to Dover with a cargo of stone |
Newcastle Courant, Saturday, 14/03/1891