| Name: | C M PALMER |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 27/10/1870 |
| Completed: | 12/1870 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 262 |
| Dimensions: | 818grt, 521nrt, 219.0 x 29.2 x 16.1ft; (1872: 1070grt, 629nrt, 239.1ft) |
| Engines: | C2cyl (33 & 66 x 33ins), 180hp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 62371 |
| History: | |
| 19/12/1870 | Tyne Steam Shipping Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 17/02/1878 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 44 x 1st Class & 72 x 2nd Class passengers |
| Intended for the service between the Tyne and London | |
| 1872: Lengthened to 239.1ft | |
| 17/02/1878: Sank after a collision with LUDWORTH off Bawdsey Shoal | |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to London carrying passengers & general cargo |
Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Thursday, 07/03/1878