| Name: | JOHN READHEAD |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 05/01/1882 |
| Completed: | 02/1882 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Co |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 177 |
| Dimensions: | 1691grt, 1095nrt, 256.7 x 34.5 x 19.6ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (33 & 61 x 36ins), 160nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 82756 |
| History: | |
| 10/02/1882 | Franz Rahtkens, Middlesbrough |
| 28/04/1882 | Sank |
| Comments: | 28/04/1882: Sank off Nervo Lighthouse in the Gulf of Finland due to ice damage |
| On a voyage from Newcastle to Cronstadt with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, 06/01/1882