| Name: | COWDEN LAW |
| Type: | Sailing Vessel |
| Launched: | 28/07/1884 |
| Completed: | 1884 |
| Builder: | Campbell, MacIntosh & Bowstead |
| Yard: | Scotswood |
| Yard Number: | 15 |
| Dimensions: | 1650grt, 1596nrt, 262.0 x 38.8 x 23.1ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Ship |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 89947 |
| History: | |
| 25/08/1884 | David Law, Glasgow |
| 19/01/1885 | Sank |
| Comments: | 19/01/1885: Abandoned on fire, 480 miles SW of San Francisco |
| On her maiden voyage from Tyne to San Francisco with a cargo of coal | |
| The coal is thought to have spontaneously combusted |
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 29/07/1884