| Name: | CANDIDATE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 01/12/1853 |
| Completed: | 04/1854 |
| Builder: | TD Marshall |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 583grt, 423nrt, 191.9 x 25.3 x 15.2ft |
| Engines: | 120hp |
| Engines by: | TD Marshall, South Shields (probably) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, also rigged as a 3 x masted Schooner |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | |
| History: | |
| 20/03/1854 | Russell & Small (Frank S Thomas, manager), London |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 40 x 1st & 48 x 2nd Class passengers |
| Initially sailing between London & Hamburg |
Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 10/12/1853
Gateshead Observer, Saturday, 15/04/1854