| Name: | HYPATIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 26/11/1901 |
| Completed: | 01/1902 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 760 |
| Dimensions: | 5663grt, 3605nrt, 452.0 x 52.2 x 28.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (30, 50 & 81.5 x 54ins), 642nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 115246 |
| History: | |
| 27/01/1902 | British & South American Steam Navigation Co Ltd (RP Houston & Co), Liverpool |
| 29/10/1929 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 29/10/1929: Wrecked on Whale Rock, Robben Island on a voyage from |
| Beira & Port Natal to New York with chrome ore, copper and general cargo |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is copyright of the Scottish Maritime Museum
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 28/11/1901