| Name: | PRINCIPIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 08/11/1881 |
| Completed: | 12/1881 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 448 |
| Dimensions: | 2749grt, 1790nrt, 316.7 x 39.2 x 26.7ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (38 & 70 x 48ins), 300nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 85089 |
| History: | |
| 19/12/1881 | SS Principia Co Ltd (Newton Brothers & Co), London |
| 1891 | Arrow Shipping Co Ltd (Dent & Co), London |
| 20/11/1895 | Sank |
| Comments: | 20/11/1895: On fire 140 miles north of Cape Wrath |
| Struck a rock & sank while heading for the Faroes | |
| On a voyage from Dundee to New York carrying general cargo |
Above photo is copyright of Peter Newall
Jarrow Express, Friday, 23/12/1881