| Name: | HOMER |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 08/09/1877 |
| Completed: | 10/1877 |
| Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 346 |
| Dimensions: | 1916grt, 1233nrt, 285.0 x 34.2 x 24.4ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (32 & 62 x 36ins), 180nhp |
| Engines by: | Black, Hawthorn & Co, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 77016 |
| History: | |
| 10/10/1877 | Glover Brothers, London |
| 17/12/1878 | Missing |
| Comments: | 17/12/1878: Sailed from Boston for Liverpool, subsequently posted missing |
| On a voyage from Boston (Mass) to Liverpool carrying general cargo |
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 10/09/1877