| Name: | HELVETIA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 14/11/1864 |
| Completed: | 12/1864 |
| Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 154 |
| Dimensions: | 3318grt, 2805nrt, 371.5 x 41.2 x 20.3ft; (1877: 4588grt, 2922nrt, 419.2 x 41.2 x 35.6ft) |
| Engines: | 2cyl, 350hp; (1874: C2cyl (55 & 90 x 48ins), 420nhp) |
| Engines by: | Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow; (1874: J Penn & Sons, London) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 51401 |
| History: | |
| 31/12/1864 | National Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 09/1893 | Richard Varley, Marseilles |
| 23/04/1894 | Sank |
| Comments: | 12/01/1865: Maiden voyage to Alexandria with a cargo of coal |
| 28/03/1865: First voyage on the Liverpool to New York route | |
| 1871: Additional deck added, giving depth of 28.1ft, then 3319grt, 2769nrt | |
| 1874: Re-engined by John Penn & Sons | |
| 1875: Additional deck added, giving a depth of 35.6ft, then 3982grt, 2507nrt | |
| 1877: Lengthened to 419.2ft by Laird Bros at Birkenhead | |
| 1877: Then had accommodation for 72 x 1st & 1200 x 3rd Class passengers | |
| 23/04/1894: Abandoned & lost in a storm off Cape Finisterre | |
| On voyage from Liverpool & Cardiff to Marseilles to be broken up | |
| Loaded with a cargo of coal, pitch & suphate of ammonia | |
| Board of Trade Inquiry suggested probable insurance fraud |
Above advert thought to feature HELVETIA
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 15/11/1864
Lloyd's List, Monday, 09/07/1894