| Name: | TROOPER |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 14/10/1901 |
| Completed: | 03/1902 |
| Builder: | JP Rennoldson & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 212 |
| Dimensions: | 958grt, 601nrt, 206.5 x 32.2 x 14.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (17.5, 28 & 47 x 33ins), 130nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 113114 |
| History: | |
| 11/11/1901 | Fisher, Renwick & Co's Manchester-London Steamers Ltd, Manchester |
| 23/04/1911 | Sank |
| Comments: | 07/07/1902: Damaged in a collision with BRITISH TRADER off Ruddlestone |
| 23/04/1911: Sank after a collision with INDRALEMA off Dungeness | |
| On a voyage from Southampton to the Tyne in ballast |
Above photo is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo of TROOPER, after the 1902 collision, is copyright of the Royal Museums Greenwich
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Shields Daily News, Thursday, 17/10/1901