| Name: | BRITISH PRINCESS |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/07/1899 |
| Completed: | 09/1899 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 741 |
| Dimensions: | 7460grt, 4686nrt, 470.0 x 56.8 x 32.1ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (26, 43 & 71 x 48ins), 800nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 110605 |
| History: | |
| 09/09/1899 | British Shipowners Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1905 | Navigazione Generale Italiana, Genoa; renamed LAZIO |
| 1913 | Renamed PALERMO |
| 02/12/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1905: Additional accommodation added, then 9196grt |
| 02/12/1916: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U72, 25 miles off Cabo San Sebastian | |
| On a voyage from New York to Genoa carrying horses, munitions & general cargo |
Above photo as BRITISH PRINCESS is courtesy of John Bage
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 12/07/1899