| Name: | W H ATKINSON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 10/07/1873 |
| Completed: | 08/1873 |
| Builder: | John Softley & Co |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 96 |
| Dimensions: | 1366grt, 873nrt, 245.1 x 31.3 x 15.9ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (29 & 55 x 36ins), 130nhp |
| Engines by: | Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 63027 |
| History: | |
| 28/08/1873 | M Cay & Co, South Shields |
| 1876 | Hall, Cay & Co, South Shields |
| 18/12/1879 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 18/12/1879: Wrecked on Pearl Rock, Gibraltar Strait |
| On a voyage from Alexandria to Newcastle with a cargo of wheat |
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 12/07/1873
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 22/12/1879