| Name: | ELLA SAYER |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/08/1898 |
| Completed: | 09/1898 |
| Builder: | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 121 |
| Dimensions: | 2549grt, 1618nrt, 313.0 x 45.0 x 20.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (22, 36 & 61 x 39ins), 249nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 106643 |
| History: | |
| 09/1898 | The Ella Sayer SS Ltd (Fisher, Renwick & Co), Newcastle |
| 29/04/1918 | Sank |
| Comments: | 07/03/1907: Fire in cargo of esparto grass whilst at Sunderland |
| 29/04/1918: Torpedoed and sunk by U-Boat UB57 when | |
| 15 miles E by N of the Royal Sovereign Light Vessel | |
| On a voyage from Penarth to Dunkirk with a cargo of coal |
Above photo showing fire at Sunderland courtesy of Malcolm Donnelly
Above photo is copyright of Sunderland Museum & Winter Garden