| Name: | KARA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/10/1889 |
| Completed: | 12/1889 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 144 |
| Dimensions: | 2338grt, 1507nrt, 290.1 x 39.9 x 19.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (22.5, 36.5 & 60 x 39ins), 239nhp |
| Engines by: | Blair & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 96669 |
| History: | |
| 27/11/1889 | Mercantile Steamship Co Ltd, London |
| 1912 | London & Paris Steamship Co Ltd (FC Strick & Co Ltd), London |
| 10/07/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | 10/07/1916: Mined near Pakefield Gat Buoy & then wrecked at Holm Sand |
| On a voyage from Rouen for South Shields in ballast | |
| Mine was laid by U-Boat UC6 on same day |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Lloyd's List, Thursday, 10/10/1889