| Name: | BALATON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/11/1901 |
| Completed: | 11/01/1902 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 382 |
| Dimensions: | 2490grt, 1559nrt, 3555dwt, 314.0 x 41.8 x 13.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (20.25, 35 & 59.5 x 42ins), 256nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; 10.9knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 11/01/1902 | Royal Hungarian Sea Navigation Co Adria Ltd, Fiume |
| 1919 | Adria Co, Fiume |
| 1921 | Adria Soc Anon di Navigazione Marittima, Fiume; renamed ALEARDI |
| 1923 | Lloyd Nacional Soc Anon, Rio de Janeiro |
| 1924 | Renamed PORTUGAL |
| 1935 | Renamed ARATANHA |
| 1947 | Cia Nacional de Nav Costeira Patrimonio Nacional, Rio de Janeiro |
| 17/11/1961 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Contract Price £49269; Loss £2378-6s-0d |
| 08/02/1918: Damaged during an attack off Durazzo | |
| 01/11/1918: Damaged by bombing when off Durres | |
| 1924: On the Brazilian coastel service | |
| 07/09/1934 until 28/01/1937: Laid up in Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1937: On the Para and Rio Grande do Sul service | |
| 1944: Laid up till her sale in 1947, due to financial problems with the owners | |
| 10/1956: Laid up in Rio de Janeiro until sold for breaking up | |
| 17/11/1961: Broken up at Rio de Janeiro by Est Chaves e Fumo |
Above photo as BALATON copyright of Fiumei Tengerészeti Hatóság iratai
Shields Daily Gazette, Tuesday, 12/11/1901