| Name: | LIFEGUARD |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 23/05/1857 |
| Completed: | 07/1857 |
| Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 60 |
| Dimensions: | 491grt, 334nrt, 188.8 x 25.6 x 13.0ft |
| Engines: | Steam, 80hp |
| Engines by: | JB Palmer & Co, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 15654 |
| History: | |
| 08/07/1857 | Laing & Davies, Newcastle |
| by 12/1862 | WD Stephens, Newcastle |
| 12/1862 | Missing |
| Comments: | 20/12/1862: Departed Newcastle on a voyage to London |
| Subsequently posted missing | |
| 32 x passengers and 21 x crew were lost |
Newcastle Courant Friday, 29/05/1857
Newcastle Journal, Friday, 26/12/1862