| Name: | EMPRESS OF MIDLAND |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 26/07/1907 |
| Completed: | 09/1907 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 799 |
| Dimensions: | 2224grt, 1630nrt, 252.0 x 42.5 x 23.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (19, 32 & 52 x 36ins), 162nhp |
| Engines by: | MacColl & Pollock Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 125428 |
| History: | |
| 09/1907 | James Playfair, Newcastle & Midland, Ontario |
| 1912 | Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co Ltd (J Playfair), Newcastle & Midland |
| 1914 | Canada Steamship Lines Ltd, Newcastle & Montreal |
| 27/03/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | 27/03/1916: Mined & sunk 9 miles south of the Kentish Knock |
| Light Vessel, in position 51.31N - 01.43E | |
| On a voyage from Newcastle to Rouen with a cargo of coal. | |
| Mine laid by U-Boat UC1 on 21/03/1916. |
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Above photo is copyright of The Great Lakes Maritime Collection