| Name: | KARAMEA |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/08/1899 |
| Completed: | 13/11/1899 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 371 |
| Dimensions: | 5564grt, 3553nrt, 420.0 x 54.0 x 28.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (30, 48 & 78 x 54ins), 505nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 110264 |
| History: | |
| 16/11/1899 | Shaw, Savill & Albion Co Ltd, Southampton |
| 1925 | Soc Anon Navigazione Alta Italia, Genoa; renamed MONGIOIA |
| 04/1929 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Laid down as SUSSEX for Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
| 16/04/1929: Arrived at Genoa for breaking up |
Above photo is copyright of FC Gould
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 23/08/1899