| Name: | BOILEAU |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 27/05/1884 |
| Completed: | 07/1884 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 516 |
| Dimensions: | 1790grt, 1115nrt, 258.0 x 36.4 x 21.7ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (25 & 58.5 x 42ins), 180nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 89185 |
| History: | |
| 08/07/1884 | Boileau Steam Ship Co Ltd (H Guerét), Cardiff |
| 1901 | Soc Générale de Houilles et Agglomérés, Nantes |
| 1912 | Managers became Delmas Frères, La Rochelle |
| 1913 | Delmas Frères, La Rochelle |
| 10/11/1915 | Missing |
| Comments: | 10/11/1915: Sailed from Swansea for St Nazaire with a cargo of coal |
| Subsequently reported missing |
Above photo is courtesy of Marine-Marchande.net
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 28/05/1884