| Name: | AVON |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 05/03/1897 |
| Completed: | 13/05/1897 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 330 |
| Dimensions: | 1722grt, 472nrt, 1154dwt, 290.0 x 37.6 x 17.7ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T4cyl (23.5, 38, 43 & 43 x 36ins), 553nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 17.2knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 90917 |
| History: | |
| 13/05/1897 | Carron & Co, Grangemouth |
| 09/04/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 80 x 1st & 50 x 2nd Class passengers |
| Contract price £52772, Loss £2963-9s-0d | |
| Twice weekly sailings between the Tyne & London (22hrs each way) | |
| Large quantities of peat moss was transported to London as bedding for horses | |
| 09/04/1916: Mined and sunk 2 miles from the Tongue Light Vessel | |
| On a voyage from London to Leith carrying general cargo | |
| The mine had been laid by U-Boat UC7 on 08/04/1916 |
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 06/03/1897