| Name: | AFRICAN TRANSPORT |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/04/1913 |
| Completed: | 07/1913 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 206 |
| Dimensions: | 4482grt, 2849nrt, 385.0 x 52.0 x 27.1ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 40 & 68 x 48ins), 320nhp |
| Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 135886 |
| History: | |
| 11/07/1913 | Empire Transport Co Ltd (Houlder Bros & Co Ltd), West Hartlepool |
| 25/06/1918 | Sank |
| Comments: | 25/06/1918: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U88, 3 miles north of Whitby |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to Falmouth with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 22/04/1913