| Name: | LOUIS DAVID |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/09/1873 |
| Completed: | 10/1873 |
| Builder: | John Softley & Co |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 97 |
| Dimensions: | 1392grt, 898nrt, 245.4 x 32.5 x 15.9ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (29 & 55 x 36ins), 130nhp |
| Engines by: | Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 10/1873 | David, Verbist & Cie, Antwerp |
| 03/08/1879 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 03/08/1879: Wrecked near Ushant |
| On a voyage from Antwerp to Naples |
Shields Daily News, Friday, 24/10/1873