| Name: | COURIER |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 03/09/1887 |
| Completed: | 09/1887 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 131 |
| Dimensions: | 728grt, 223nrt, 220.8 x 30 x 12.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (30, 46 & 73 x 36ins), 320nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 17.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 95231 |
| History: | |
| 10/11/1887 | Huddart, Parker & Co Pty, Newcastle |
| 1888 | Registered at Melbourne |
| Q4/1927 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Certified to carry 2000 x passengers |
| Fitted with mounting for a number of Nordenfeldt guns | |
| 11/1927: Sold to ship breakers Morris & Watts | |
| Stripped of all valuable metals, (copper, brass, etc) fittings and engines | |
| 29/03/1928: Towed through Port Phillip Heads. Explosive charges in place, her innards were blown apart and she was allowed to slip gracefully beneath the waves of Bass Strait | |
| Now a popular diving attaction |
Above image is copyright of the Illustrated News
Above photo is copyright of the Allan Green Collection
Above photo is courtesy of The Engineer
Shields Daily News, Monday, 05/09/1887