| Name: | BAGHDADI |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 27/06/1885 |
| Completed: | 08/1885 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 194 |
| Dimensions: | 1704grt, 1104nrt, 255.0 x 35.1 x 24.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (21.5, 33 & 55 x 39ins), 200nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.5knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 91855 |
| History: | |
| 11/08/1885 | Persian Gulf Steam Ship Co Ltd, London |
| 1888 | William E Bagshaw, London |
| 1889 | Persian Gulf Steam Ship Co Ltd, London |
| 1894 | New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steamship Co Ltd, |
| (CT Bowring & Co, managers), Liverpool; renamed SILVIA | |
| 14/03/1908 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 14/03/1908: Wrecked in the entrance to Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts |
| On a voyage from New York to St John's Nfl carrying general cargo |
Above photo as SILVIA is copyright of the Memorial University of Newfound. Courtesy of Eric J Ruff
Above photo as SILVIA is copyright of the Memorial University of Newfound. Courtesy of Eric J Ruff
Shields Daily News, Monday, 29/06/1885
Shields Daily News, Monday, 10/08/1885