| Name: | BERNICIA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 01/05/1923 |
| Completed: | 06/1923 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 531 |
| Dimensions: | 1978grt, 862nrt, 282.3 x 40.1 x 16.1ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26, 43.5 & 73 x 48ins), 547nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 15.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 145530 |
| History: | |
| 14/06/1923 | Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1934 | Hellenic Coast Lines, Piraeus; renamed IONIA |
| 1939 | Hellenic Mediterranean Lines Co Ltd, Piraeus |
| 14/12/1944 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Built for the Newcastle to London service |
| Accommodation for 150 x 1st Class & 100 x 2nd Class passengers | |
| 14/12/1944: Wrecked at Arcaki Islet, near Skiathos | |
| On a voyage from Salonica to Piraeus carrying passengers |
Above photo as BERNICIA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as BERNICIA is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Wednesday, 02/05/1923