| Name: | BENWICK |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 19/03/1889 |
| Completed: | 05/1889 |
| Builder: | Schlesinger, Davis & Co |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 150 |
| Dimensions: | 2722grt, 1792nrt, 302.0 x 40.2 x 20.1ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (22, 34 & 56 x 42ins), 180nhp |
| Engines by: | Black, Hawthorn & Co, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 96304 |
| History: | |
| 05/1889 | Steam Ship Benwick Co Ltd (J Hoult), Liverpool |
| 1899 | W Holzapfel, Liverpool |
| 1900 | Thompson, Elliott & Co, Liverpool |
| 04/02/1903 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 04/02/1903: Wrecked at Porthgwarra, Cornwall |
| On a voyage from Antwerp to Swansea in ballast |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Jarrow Express, Friday, 22/03/1889
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Monday, 02/03/1903