| Name: | ELGINSHIRE |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 02/09/1891 |
| Completed: | 10/1891 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 167 |
| Dimensions: | 4579grt, 2980nrt, 364.0 x 48.1 x 33.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (28, 45 & 74 x 48ins), 450nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 98671 |
| History: | |
| 10/1891 | Elderslie Steam Ship Co Ltd (Turnbull, Martin & Co), Glasgow |
| 09/03/1892 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 14 x 1st Class passengers |
| 09/03/1892: Wrecked 4 miles south of Timaru, New Zealand | |
| On a voyage from Rockhampton to London with a cargo of meat & wool |
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Shields Daily News, Thursday, 03/09/1891
Shields Daily News, Friday, 11/03/1892