| Name: | CHARLES W ANDERSON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 09/03/1872 |
| Completed: | 03/07/1872 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 79 |
| Dimensions: | 1452grt, 938nrt, 253.0 x 33.2 x 22.7ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 60 x 36ins), 140nhp; (1894: C2cyl (30 & 57 x 48ins), 147nhp) |
| Engines by: | Humphreys & Tennant, Deptford; (1894: J Dickinson, Sunderland) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 63014 |
| History: | |
| 03/07/1872 | Harry Smith Edwards, South Shields; registered at London |
| 1875 | Registered at South Shields |
| 1880 | JE Bowser, South Shields |
| 1886 | JE Bowser, Ormston & Co, South Shields |
| 1890 | Morel Brothers, South Shields |
| 1895 | Renamed POMARON; registered at Cardiff |
| 1901 | Lindens SS Co Ltd (Morel Ltd, managers), Cardiff |
| 1910 | Broken up |
| Comments | Contract £18750 Profit £995/10/8d |
| 28/05/1878: Damaged by an explosion when bound for Malta from Penarth with coal | |
| The explosion was due to the lack of ventilation in the hold | |
| 15/02/1879: In a collision in the Bristol Channel & sank the brig SHIELDS with loss of life | |
| The Captain was found to be at fault and his ticket was suspended for 12 months | |
| 1894: Re-engined by J Dickinson | |
| 1910: Broken up by R White & Sons at Widnes |
Above photo as POMARON courtesy of Richard Cox