| Name: | LORCA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 23/08/1910 |
| Completed: | 11/1910 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 416 |
| Dimensions: | 4129grt, 2612nrt, 363.4 x 51.1 x 25.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25.5, 42 & 69 x 48ins), 377nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 129138 |
| History: | |
| 29/09/1910 | English & American Shipping Co Ltd (CT Bowring & Co Ltd), London |
| 15/11/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | 15/11/1916: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U49, 200 miles West of Ouessant |
| On a voyage from Gulfport to Calais with a cargo of timber |
Above photo is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Shields Daily News, Wednesday, 24/08/1910