| Name: | ELBA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 19/04/1855 |
| Completed: | 05/1855 |
| Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 31 |
| Dimensions: | 660grt, 449nrt, 200.0 x 28.0 x 16.5ft |
| Engines: | Steam, 80hp |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 22574 |
| History: | |
| 24/05/1855 | RS Newall & Co, Gateshead; registered at Newcastle |
| 1861 | General Steam Navigation Co, London |
| 14/12/1873 | Missing |
| Comments: | Designed for laying submarine telegraph cables |
| 14/12/1873: Departed the Thames for Hamburg | |
| Subsequently reported missing |
Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 21/04/1855
London Evening Standard, Wednesday, 31/12/1873