| Name: | DIAMANTINA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo ship; (1881: Sailing Vessel) |
| Launched: | 15/10/1860 |
| Completed: | 1860 |
| Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 86 |
| Dimensions: | 285grt, 239nrt, 158.1 x 23.6 x 8.7ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (23 & 23 x 29ins), 120nhp |
| Engines by: | R Stephenson & Co, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | Paddle & sail; (1881: Sail power only) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 43213 |
| History: | |
| 1860 | Australasian Steam Navigation Co, Sydney |
| 22/03/1862 | Registered at Sydney, NSW |
| 03/1870 | Clarence & Richmond River Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Sydney |
| 01/1875 | Manning River Steam Navigation Co, Sydney |
| 1881 | John Booth, Sydney |
| 1883 | Burns, Philp & Co Ltd, Sydney |
| 1907 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Engines designed to Rowan's patent for fuel economy |
| 15/02/1862: Arrived at Sydney, under sail and paddles then fitted | |
| 31/03/1881: Stranded on the Manning River bar | |
| Salvage effort failed and abandoned to the underwriters | |
| Subsequently salvaged & converted to sail power | |
| 1883: Converted to a hulk | |
| 1907: Broken up |
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Wednesday, 17/10/1860
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Friday, 25/01/1861