| Name: | COMMODORE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched | 01/01/1870 |
| Completed: | 04/03/1870 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 62 |
| Dimensions: | 882grt, 565nrt, 1200dwt, 219.7 x 29.9 x 16.8ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (25 & 48 x 30ins), 96nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; 8.5knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 62336 |
| History: | |
| 17/02/1870 | J Hall & Co, Newcastle |
| 1871 | William Shevill Lishman, Newcastle |
| 1880 | Ward & Holzapfel, Newcastle |
| 1882 | Pyman, Bell & Co, Newcastle |
| 07/10/1896 | Wrecked |
| Comments | Contract price £16,000; Profit £916-9s-8d |
| 26/10/1888: Starnded off Oland, when en-route Stettin to Rafso in ballast.The inquiry found that the casualty was due to the negligent use of the “lead” in thick weather | |
| 26/06/1889: Stranded on Saltaker Shoal, Baltic, when on passage from Necastle to Oaxen (near Stockholm), casualty due to Navigation error | |
| 07/10/1896: Wrecked close to Sherringham Coast Guard Station | |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to London with a cargo of coal |
Above photo shows the weck of COMMODORE. Photo is copyright of Chris Taylor