| Name: | ARDINGTON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 02/10/1879 |
| Completed: | 11/1879 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 404 |
| Dimensions: | 1253grt, 810nrt, 235.0 x 32.2 x 17.8ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (28 & 54 x 36ins), 120nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 81780 |
| History: | |
| 07/11/1879 | Lee, Finch & Co, Cardiff |
| 14/02/1880 | Sank |
| Comments: | 14/02/1880: Sank after a collision with BICKLEY in fog while leaving Cartagena |
| On a voyage from Cartagena to Porman to complete loading a cargo of iron ore |
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 06/11/1879
Cardiff Times, Saturday, 21/02/1880