| Name: | BORIS |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/05/1894 |
| Completed: | 23/06/1894 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 302 |
| Dimensions: | 869grt, 542nrt, 804dwt, 220.0 x 32.0 x 17.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (19, 31 & 50 x 36ins), 165nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.2knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 23/06/1894 | Soc Commerciale Bulgare de Nav a Vap, Varna |
| 09/11/1920 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 24 x 1st & 24 x 2nd Class passengers |
| Contract Price £20279; Profit £1283-19s-1d. | |
| The first ship to pass through the Dardanelles under the Bulgarian flag | |
| Laid up at Constantinople for a long time, while the authorities argued | |
| over the claim that she ought to fly the Ottoman colours when passing | |
| through the Bosphorus. | |
| 09/11/1920: Sank near Sevastopol after a collision with the Roumanian | |
| monitor ION C BRATIANU |
Above photo is courtesy of George Takev
Above photo, showing BORIS at Balchik, is courtesy of George Takev
Above photo, showing sisters BORIS & BULGARIA, is courtesy of George Takev
Above photo, showing BORIS departing for Istanbul, is courtesy of George Takev
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 23/05/1894