| Name: | MARSDEN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 05/02/1924 |
| Completed: | 03/1924 |
| Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Bill Quay |
| Yard Number: | 232 |
| Dimensions: | 2874grt, 1692nrt, 334.6 x 44.6 x 21.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (22, 36.25 & 61.5 x 42ins), 359nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 148056 |
| History: | |
| 20/03/1924 | Burnett Steamship Co Ltd (Burnett & Co, managers), Newcastle |
| 1934 | Tanfield Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1944 | Springfjord Shipping Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1946 | Renamed SPRINGBJORN |
| 1946 | Skibs A/S Trajan (Hilmar Reksten), Bergen; renamed NERVA |
| 1949 | A/R Julian (Hilmar Reksten), Bergen |
| 1950 | Renamed GORDIAN |
| 1958 | Pan Norse SS Co SA, Panama; renamed BONITA |
| 24/06/1961 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 24/06/1961: Broken up at Hong Kong |
Above photo as MARSDEN is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo as GORDIAN is copyright of Hansen & Pedersen
Above photo as GORDIAN is copyright of Hansen & Pedersen
Shields Daily News, Saturday, 09/02/1924