| Name: | EMPEROR NICHOLAS II also seen as IMPERATOR NIKOLAY II |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo ship |
| Launched: | 28/02/1896 |
| Completed: | 04/1896 |
| Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
| Yard: | Walker |
| Yard Number: | 75 |
| Dimensions: | 1186grt, 640nrt, 238.0 x 32.0 x 12.2ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (14, 22.5 & 37 x 27ins), 169nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (1922: 145479) |
| History: | |
| 04/1896 | Archangel Mourman Steam Navigation Company, Arkhangelsk |
| 1917 | Renamed MICHAEL SIDEROFF |
| 1922 | Cornelius G Wilkinson, Newcastle |
| 1922 | Egypt & Levant SS Co Ltd (T Bowen Rees & Co), London; renamed ANTIOCH |
| 1924 | Administration de Nav à Vapeur Turque, Istanbul; renamed MERSINE |
| 1930 | Turkiye Seyrisefain Idaresi, Istanbul |
| 1934 | Denizyollari Idaresi, Istanbul |
| 1938 | Denizbank-Denizyollari Idaresi, Istanbul |
| 1940 | TC Munakalat Vekaleti Devlet Denizyollari Isletme, Istanbul |
| 1952 | Denizcilik Bankasi, Istanbul |
| Q1/1959 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1917: Also seen as MIKHAIL SIDOROV |
| 1928: Also seen as MERSIN | |
| Q1/1959: Broken up at Istanbul by Hurdacilik TAS |
Above photo as EMPEROR NICHOLAS II is courtesy of the Lemachko BV collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as EMPEROR NICHOLAS II is courtesy of the Sidorov AI collection
Above photo as MERSIN is courtesy of the Lemachko BV collection
Shields Daily Gazette, Tuesday, 05/05/1896