| Name: | EARL OF LONSDALE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 03/08/1871 |
| Completed: | 04/1872 |
| Builder: | T & W Smith |
| Yard: | Limekilns Shore, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | 51 |
| Dimensions: | 1515grt, 981nrt, 274.8 x 33.6 x 23.2ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (29 & 58 x 36ins), 140nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 67315 |
| History: | |
| 05/04/1872 | Elliot, Lowery & Dunford, Newcastle |
| 08/06/1885 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 1872: Completion delayed by an industrial dispute |
| 08/06/1885: Wrecked on the island of St Agnes, south western Isles of Scilly | |
| On a voyage from Alexandria to Portishead with a cargo of cottonseed & beans |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 08/04/1872