| Name: | ACARA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 18/02/1904 |
| Completed: | 03/1904 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 776 |
| Dimensions: | 4982grt, 3174nrt, 400.0 x 50.2 x 29.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26.5, 43 & 71 x 48ins), 317nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 118088 |
| History: | |
| 30/03/1904 | James Marke Wood, Liverpool |
| 1909 | Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1911 | NV Stoom Mij Indische Lloyd (JJA van Meel), Rotterdam |
| 1911 | Renamed GRAMSBERGEN |
| 1913 | Managers became Furness Scheepvaart en Agentuur Mij, Rotterdam |
| 1914 | NV Nederland-Amerika Stoomvaart Mij, Rotterdam; renamed WAALDIJK |
| 1929 | NV Rotterdamsche Vrachtvaart Mij (Solleveld, van der Meer & Hattum) |
| 1931 | Achille Lauro, Naples; renamed ERCOLE |
| 09/1943 | Government of Germany |
| 1945 | Achille Lauro, Naples |
| 25/11/1952 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 09/1943: Under German control |
| 18/07/1944: Scuttled by German forces at Livorno | |
| 1945: Refloated, returned to owners and repaired | |
| 25/11/1952: Arrived at Milford Haven for breaking up by TW Ward Ltd |
Above photo as WAALDIJK is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as ERCOLE is copyright of John H Marsh
Lloyd's List, Saturday, 20/02/1904