| Name: | DURHAM CASTLE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/07/1872 |
| Completed: | 10/1872 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 78 |
| Dimensions: | 1607grt, 1010nrt, 2200dwt, 266.2 x 33.3 x 25.0ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (29 & 58 x 36ins), 150nhp |
| Engines by: | Rankin, Blackmore, Greenock |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; 11.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 65746 |
| History: | |
| 10/1872 | Hall Brothers, Newcastle |
| 01/1873 | Missing |
| Comments: | Contract Price £31,625; Profit £4954-0s-11d |
| 01/1873: Stranded in Holyhead harbour | |
| 15/01/1873: Sailed Holyhead bound for Suez, went missing. |