| Name: | MALACCA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 01/11/1860 |
| Completed: | 12/1860 |
| Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 96 |
| Dimensions: | 1610grt, 1354nrt, 267.2 x 37.0 x 21.0ft |
| Engines: | Steam, 250hp |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, also barque rigged |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 29107 |
| History: | |
| 12/1860 | Charles Mark Palmer, Newcastle |
| 186X | Unknown owner, Overseas |
| 1863 | William & Henry Fernie, Liverpool; renamed FLORIDA |
| 186X | British & South American Steam Ship Co, Liverpool |
| 19/03/1867 | Sank |
| Comments: | Built specifically to transport portions of the Rangoon to Singapore telegraph cable |
| 19/03/1867: Believed to have foundered off Ballycotton, Co Cork | |
| On a voyage from Liverpool to Alexandria with a crew of 37 |
Newcastle Courant, Friday, May 10, 1867