| Name: | EGYPT |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 26/11/1878 |
| Completed: | 29/01/1879 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 112 |
| Dimensions: | 1556grt, 1001nrt, 2117dwt, 250.0 x 33.4 x 19.4ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (29.5 & 57 x 36ins), 130nhp |
| Engines by: | Tyne Engine Works, Ouseburn |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; 8.7knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 80532 |
| History: | |
| 29/01/1879 | Henry Bucknall & Sons, Newcastle |
| 03/03/1887 | Sank |
| Comments: | Contract Price £15500; Loss £4525-15s-11d |
| 03/03/1887: When en-route from New York to Lisbon with wheat, ran into heavy weather. | |
| Heavy sea filled the engine room to 14ft & parted the bulkhead from the structure. | |
| The ship was abandoned 540 miles WxS of New York. | |
| Crew picked up by the barque HANNAH BLANCHARD of Nova Scotia |