| Name: | ARAFAT |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 31/03/1884 |
| Completed: | 02/1885 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 524 |
| Dimensions: | 1883grt, 1220nrt, 262.0 x 35.0 x 23.4ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (32 & 60 x 42ins), 160hp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 91484 |
| History: | |
| 24/02/1885 | JA Shepherd, Newcastle |
| 25/03/1885 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Launched as DAVID GILLIES for CA Gray & Co of North Shields |
| 25/03/1885: Wrecked 50 miles west of Jebel Teair in the Red Sea | |
| On a voyage from North Shields to Bombay with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 01/04/1884
Jarrow Express, Thursday, 02/04/1885