| Name: | BRITISH KING |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 24/12/1890 |
| Completed: | 06/1891 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 653 |
| Dimensions: | 4717grt, 3042nrt, 405.0 x 47.9 x 27.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (29, 47 & 76 x 51ins), 446nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 97866 |
| History: | |
| 06/1891 | British Shipowners' Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 11/03/1906 | Sank |
| Comments: | 11/03/1906: Foundered about 500 miles east of the US coast |
| On a voyage from New York to Antwerp carrying general cargo |
Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, 26/12/1890