| Name: | ALDERLEY | 
| Type: | Cargo Ship | 
| Launched: | 23/10/1889 | 
| Completed: | 01/1890 | 
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd | 
| Yard: | Jarrow | 
| Yard Number: | 630 | 
| Dimensions: | 3045grt, 1954nrt, 320.0 x 42.2 x 26.6ft | 
| Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 64 x 42ins), 277nhp | 
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow | 
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw | 
| Construction: | Steel | 
| Reg Number: | 96397 | 
| History: | |
| 30/12/1889 | Tapscott Steam Shipping Co Ltd (W Tapscott & Co), Liverpool | 
| 1897 | Irish Shipowners’ Co Ltd (T Dixon & Sons), Belfast | 
| 1897 | Renamed LORD ANTRIM | 
| 1900 | Wiltshire Steam Shipping Co Ltd (Thompson, Elliott & Co), Newcastle | 
| 1909 | Ardan Steam Ship Co Ltd (Clark & Service), Glasgow | 
| 29/06/1914 | Wrecked | 
| Comments: | 26/09/1914: Wrecked near Cascaes, Portugal | 
| On a voyage from Bona to Granton with a cargo of esparto grass | 

Above photo as ALDERLEY is courtesy of James Adamson. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return