| Name: | ASTURIA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 17/03/1896 |
| Completed: | 05/1896 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 706 |
| Dimensions: | 5290grt, 3319nrt, 389.1 x 53.1 x 28.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45.5 & 74 x 48ins), 379nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 05/1896 | Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg |
| 16/06/1901 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Demountable accommodation for 300 to 400 x Emigrants in the tween decks |
| 16/06/1901: Wrecked at Ras Jard Hafun, 15 miles S of Cape Guardafui | |
| On a voyage from Yokohama to New York carrying general cargo |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Thursday, 19/03/1896