| Name: | ASCALON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 17/06/1882 |
| Completed: | 06/1882 |
| Builder: | Campbell, MacIntosh & Bowstead |
| Yard: | Scotswood |
| Yard Number: | 4 |
| Dimensions: | 2351grt, 1523nrt, 290.0 x 37.4 x 27.4ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (33 & 69 x 45ins), 300nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots; also rigged as a Schooner |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 85178 |
| History: | |
| 14/07/1882 | William Milburn & Co, Newcastle; registered at London |
| 1883 | Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Co, London |
| 13/10/1887 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 13/10/1887: Wrecked 14 miles north of Galle Point in Ceylon |
| On a voyage from Aden to Calcutta with a cargo of salt | |
| No loss of life |
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The Marine Engineer, 01/07/1882