| Name: | VAN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 23/02/1891 |
| Completed: | 04/1891 |
| Builder: | Sir WG Armstrong, Mitchell & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 575 |
| Dimensions: | 635grt, 370nrt, 198.6 x 26.6 x 11.8ft |
| Engines: | 2 x C2cyl (19 & 35 x 20ins), 91nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 04/1891 | Massis Steam Navigation Co (J Pitoeff), Astrakhan |
| 1900 | St Petersburg Transport Co Nadeshda, Astrakhan |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | 1910: Deleted from Lloyd's register - non sea-going |
Shields Daily Gazette, Tuesday, 24/02/1891