| Name: | BALACLAVA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 27/03/1906 |
| Completed: | 06/1906 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 137 |
| Dimensions: | 4220grt, 2757nrt, 360.2 x 48.0 x 28.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
| Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 123654 |
| History: | |
| 06/1906 | Agincourt Steamship Co Ltd (Lloyd & Co), London |
| 1910 | Managers became Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, London |
| 1914 | Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, London; renamed TUNISIANA |
| 23/06/1915 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 23/06/1915: Stranded on Barnard Sands after being torpedoed by U-Boat |
| UB16 off Lowestoft on a voyage from Montreal to Hull with a cargo of grain |
Above photo as BALACLAVA courtesy of Richard Cox
Shields Daily News, Thursday, 14/06/1906