| Name: | HIGHCLIFFE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 10/09/1927 |
| Completed: | 10/1927 |
| Builder: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 486 |
| Dimensions: | 3847grt, 2323nrt, 363.9 x 50.5 x 23.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 42 & 69 x 45ins), 371nhp |
| Engines by: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 139916 |
| History: | |
| 25/10/1927 | Cliffe Steamship Co Ltd (GT Readhead & Co, managers), South Shields |
| 06/02/1940 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 06/02/1940: Wrecked at Forewick Holme, Shetlands Islands |
| On a voyage from Narvik to Immingham with a cargo of iron ore |
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Shields Daily News, Monday, 12/09/1927