| Name: | ALTON TOWER |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 09/11/1878 |
| Completed: | 05/02/1879 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 111 |
| Dimensions: | 1964grt, 1290nrt, 2900dwt, 285.0 x 35.0 x 25.6ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (32 & 62 x 48ins), 225hp |
| Engines by: | J Shaw & Co |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 78835 |
| History: | |
| 05/02/1879 | Stumore & Co, Liverpool |
| 19/10/1879 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Contract Price £22225; Profit £2452-11s-1d |
| Lost near Lydd Coastguard Station, when en route Madras - Le Havre – London | |
| Her Master was found to be at fault, for mistaking Dungeness Light for a ships light and neglecting to use the lead |