| Name: | CRESSWELL |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 03/10/1871 |
| Completed: | 01/1872 |
| Builder: | T & W Smith |
| Yard: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | 50 |
| Dimensions: | 1147grt, 729nrt, 216.0 x 30.8 x 17.1ft |
| Engines: | DI2cyl (40 & 40 x 27ins), 98hp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 65419 |
| History: | |
| 03/02/1872 | Johnson & Co (William Johnson), North Shields |
| 22/11/1872 | Missing |
| Comments: | 22/11/1872: Last sighted at Falmouth, subsequently reported missing |
| On a voyage from Ibrail to Cork with a cargo of wheat |
Newcastle Journal, Wednesday, 04/10/1871
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 02/12/1872