| Name: | BRETON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 18/03/1878 |
| Completed: | 04/1878 |
| Builder: | Schlesinger, Davis & Co |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 81 |
| Dimensions: | 1324grt, 885nrt, 243.0 x 32.2 x 18.6ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (29 & 55 x 36ins), 130nhp |
| Engines by: | Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (1888: 94353) |
| History: | |
| 04/1878 | J Mesnier, Le Havre |
| 19/01/1888 | R Gordon & Co; registered at London |
| 1898 | Gordon Steam Shipping Co Ltd, London |
| 01/11/1899 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 01/11/1899: Wrecked on Seaton Rocks, Blyth |
| On a voyage from Hamburg to the Tyne in ballast |
Newcastle Journal, Tuesday, 19/03/1878
Jarrow Guardian, Friday, 19/04/1878