| Name: | DARIEN | 
| Type: | Cargo Ship | 
| Launched: | 17/05/1881 | 
| Completed: | 07/1881 | 
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd | 
| Yard: | Jarrow | 
| Yard Number: | 442 | 
| Dimensions: | 2743grt, 1780nrt, 316.6 x 39.3 x 26.7ft | 
| Engines: | C2cyl (38 & 70 x 48ins), 300nhp | 
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow | 
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw | 
| Construction: | Iron | 
| Reg Number: | 82895 | 
| History: | |
| 30/07/1881 | Nelson, Donkin & Co, London | 
| 26/12/1887 | Missing | 
| Comments: | 26/12/1887: Sailed from Cardiff for Livorno with a cargo of coal | 
| Subsequently reported missing | 

Extract of the BOT Enquiry 22/03/1888