| Name: | BRITISH EMPIRE |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 29/08/1901 |
| Completed: | 11/1901 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 755 |
| Dimensions: | 7347grt, 4693nrt, 470.0 x 56.8 x 32.1ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (26, 43 & 71 x 48ins), 795nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 115224 |
| History: | |
| 31/10/1901 | British Shipowners Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1906 | Navigazione Generale Italiana, Genoa; renamed CAMPANIA |
| 1910 | Harry W Harding, London; renamed CAMPANELLO |
| 1915 | Campanello Steamships Ltd (Canadian Northern Steamships Ltd), London |
| 1916 | Cunard Steam-Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool; renamed FLAVIA |
| 24/08/1918 | Sank |
| Comments: | 29/08/1901: Ran into SHEPERO while being launched & caused signficant damage |
| Laid up in the Tyne after completion for want of cargo | |
| 24/08/1918: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U107, 30 miles NWxN of Tory Island | |
| On a voyage from Montreal to Avonmouth carrying horses & general cargo |
Above photo as CAMPANIA is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Friday, 30/08/1901