| Name: | CONNAUGHT |
| Type: | Passenger Ship |
| Launched: | 21/04/1860 |
| Completed: | 06/1860 |
| Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 81 |
| Dimensions: | 2959grt, 1521nrt, 360.5 x 40.4 x 21.5ft |
| Engines: | 3cyl, 800nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle - No 1081 |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 28389 |
| History: | |
| 10/05/1860 | Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Co, London |
| 08/10/1860 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 700 x passengers |
| 08/10/1860: Destroyed by fire, 150 miles from Boston | |
| On a voyage from Galway to St John's, Newfoundland |
Above image is copyright of the Illustrated London News
Above image is copyright of the National Maritime Museum
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 27/04/1860
The Liverpool Mercury, Saturday, 20/10/1860