| Name: | FERDINAND VAN DER TAELEN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 16/06/1874 |
| Completed: | 09/1874 |
| Builder: | John Softley & Co |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 108 |
| Dimensions: | 1727grt, 1114nrt, 271.0 x 34.2 x 24.5ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (32 & 60 x 35ins), 150nhp |
| Engines by: | Ouseburn Engineering Works Co, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 09/1874 | JP Best, Barber & Co, Antwerp |
| 1882 | JP Best, Antwerp |
| 23/11/1890 | Sank |
| Comments: | 23/11/1890: Foundered 20 miles NE of Jijel, Algeria |
| On a voyage from Nikolaiev to Antwerp with a cargo of linseed & grain |
Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Friday, 19/06/1874