| Name: | BOSPHORUS NO 53 |
| Type: | Ferry |
| Launched: | 12/09/1905 |
| Completed: | 10/1905 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 768 |
| Dimensions: | 255grt, 119nrt, 126.0 x 23.6 x 8.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (12, 19.5 & 31 x 21ins), 66nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 10/1905 | Chirket-Hairie (Bosphorus Steam Navigation Co), Istanbul |
| by 1950 | TC Munakalat Vekaleti Devlet Denizyollari ve Limanlari Isletme UM, Istanbul |
| 1960s | Broken up |
| Comments: | Also known as INSIRAM |
Above photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Shields Daily News, Thursday, 14/09/1905