| Name: | FRANCESCO CRISPI |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 09/05/1891 |
| Completed: | 08/1891 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 657 |
| Dimensions: | 2628grt, 1767nrt, 323.0 x 40.3 x 17.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (28, 45 & 74 x 48ins), 441nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (1895: 104812) |
| History: | |
| 08/1891 | Italo-Britannica Royal Italian Mail Steam Navigation Co Ltd (E & E Arbib), Naples |
| 1893 | Managers Galbraith, Pembroke & Co, London |
| 1895 | Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd, Sydney NSW; renamed MARLOO |
| 27/09/1914 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 1895: Passenger accommodation increased to 310 x passengers |
| Converted to serve the popular Western Australia goldfields route | |
| As demand rose temporary berths increased capacity to 500 x passengers | |
| MARLOO means RED KANGAROO in local language | |
| 27/09/1914: Wrecked 13 miles south of Sandy Cape, Fraser Island | |
| On a voyage from Mackay to Brisbane with a cargo of sugar |
Above photo as MARLOO is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo as MARLOO is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo of the wreck of MARLOO is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 09/05/1891