| Name: | FERNDENE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/07/1899 |
| Completed: | 09/1899 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 78 |
| Dimensions: | 3752grt, 2444nrt, 340.0 x 48.0 x 25.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24, 39 & 66 x 45ins), 316nhp |
| Engines by: | T Richardson & Sons Ltd, Hartlepool |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 110342 |
| History: | |
| 09/1899 | Dene Steam Shipping Co Ltd (JT Lunn & Co), Newcastle |
| 24/04/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 24/04/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U53, 150 miles W of Bishop Rock |
| On a voyage from Table Bay to London with a cargo of graphite & meal |
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 12/07/1899
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 13/09/1899