| Name: | EMPRESS OF INDIA |
| Type: | Whaling Ship |
| Launched: | 27/01/1859 |
| Completed: | 02/1859 |
| Builder: | Andrew Leslie & Co |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 24 |
| Dimensions: | 566grt, 450nrt, 173.0 x 28.0 x 17.6ft |
| Engines: | Steam, 100nhp |
| Engines by: | R Morrison & Co, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; also rigged as a Barque |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 21691 |
| History: | |
| 25/02/1859 | William Robertson, Peterhead |
| 20/03/1859 | Lost |
| Comments: | Fitted with a disconnecting screw which could be raised on deck when not required |
| 20/03/1859: Foundered after severe leaking, 140 miles ExS of Jan Mayen Island | |
| Extremely low temperatures caused the plates to contract & loosen the rivets |
Banffshire Journal & Advertiser, Tuesday, 01/02/1859