| Name: | ALGITHA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 24/09/1877 |
| Completed: | 10/1877 |
| Builder: | Andrew Leslie & Co |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 179 |
| Dimensions: | 1872grt, 1219nrt, 280.0 x 34.9 x 24.1ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (33 & 63 x 39ins), 200nhp |
| Engines by: | Thompson & Co, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 76648 |
| History: | |
| 25/10/1877 | Adamson & Short, North Shields |
| 1887 | HEP Adamson, North Shields |
| 24/12/1887 | Missing |
| Comments: | 24/12/1877: Sailed from the Tyne for Savona with a cargo of coal |
| Subsequently posted missing |
Jarrow Express, Saturday, 29/09/1877
Extract from the report of the Board of Trade inquiry