| Name: | DRYDEN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/10/1885 |
| Completed: | 1885 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 264 |
| Dimensions: | 2743grt, 1724nrt, 310.6 x 38.8 x 27.0ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (35 & 70 x 48ins), 300nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 91268 |
| History: | |
| 1885 | Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate SN Co Ltd (Lamport & Holt), Liverpool |
| 1895 | Mendota SS Co Ltd (T Hogan & Sons, New York), Liverpool |
| 1895 | Renamed MENEMSHA |
| 1897 | Miami SS Co Inc, New York |
| 05/1898 | United States Navy; renamed IRIS |
| 1917 | United States Shipping Board, San Francisco |
| 1921 | Pacific Transport Co Inc (Swayne & Hoyt Inc), San Francisco |
| 1928 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 05/1898: USN as a distilling ship |
| 1904: USN as a collier | |
| 1909: USN as a torpedo boat tender | |
| 3Q/1928: Broken up by General Metals & Supply Co |
Above photo as IRIS courtesy of the US Navy
Above photo as IRIS courtesy of the US Navy
Above photo as IRIS courtesy of the US Navy