| Name: | ISABEL |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 06/05/1879 |
| Completed: | 05/1879 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Co |
| Yard: | Lawe Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 149 |
| Dimensions: | 1260grt, 820nrt, 240.6 x 32.6 x 17.5ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (27.5 & 52 x 33ins), 123nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 81205 |
| History: | |
| 31/05/1879 | Robert Harrowing & Co, Whitby |
| 1897 | Isabel Steamship Co Ltd (G Chitham), Whitby |
| 1903 | FO Liljefors, Landskrona; renamed DOUGLAS |
| 1909 | Rederi A/B Tarnan (FO Liljefors), Landskrona |
| 01/12/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | 01/12/1916: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U81, 280 miles E of Arbroath |
| On a voyage from Grimsby to Skien carrying general cargo |
Above photo as DOUGLAS is copyright of the Robert Boman collection
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 08/05/1879