| Name: | CITY OF NEWCASTLE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 02/02/1882 |
| Completed: | 18/04/1882 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 60 |
| Dimensions: | 1985grt, 12985nrt, 285.5 x 36.1 x 24.1ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (36 & 68 x 42ins), 230nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 86072 |
| History: | |
| 17/04/1882 | Tyne & Wear Steamship Owning Co Ltd (R Bell & Co), Newcastle |
| by 1885 | Tyne & Blyth Steamship Owning Co Ltd (R Bell & Co), Newcastle |
| 1899 | S Siniossoglu, Istanbul; renamed ALEXANDROS A SINIOSSOGLU |
| 1911 | Geo F Andreadis, Piraeus; renamed THETIS |
| 1928 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 02/02/1882:Launched as SOCRATES, a temporary name for the launch |
| 11/11/1887: Survived a serious fire in a cargo of cotton | |
| 4Q/1928: Broken up |
Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Saturday, 22/04/1882
Glasgow Herald, Saturday, 12/11/1887