| Name: | SONECK |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 25/02/1902 |
| Completed: | 19/04/1902 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 388 |
| Dimensions: | 1121grt, 595nrt, 1533dwt, 235.0 x 33.6 x 15.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (18.5, 31 & 52 x 39ins), 190nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 19/04/1902 | Deutsche Dampfs Ges "Hansa", Bremen |
| 1932 | Dampfs-Ges "Neptun", Bremen; renamed LATONA |
| 1935 | German Navy; renamed STRAHL |
| 1945 | UK Government |
| 02/02/1949 | Sank |
| Comments: | Contract Price £25082; Profit £1036-8s-6d |
| Used as a coaling ship for periods during WW1 & named KOHLENSCHIFF XVIII | |
| 1934: Converted for use as a trials vessel | |
| 1945: Used as an accommodation vessel for mine clearance in Germany | |
| 02/02/1949: Sank whilst under tow to Blyth for breaking up |
Above photo as LATONA copyright of DG Neptun, Bremen
Above photo as STRAHL copyright of W Schafer, Kiel