| Name: | MERCEDES |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 27/11/1901 |
| Completed: | 02/1902 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 97 |
| Dimensions: | 4487grt, 2925nrt, 351.0 x 50.8 x 28.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 43 & 72 x 48ins), 370nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 114846 |
| History: | |
| 04/03/1902 | John R Christie & Co, Cardiff; registered at London |
| 1908 | The Admiralty |
| 1919 | The Shipping Controller (H Rees Jones & Co), London |
| 1921 | J Olavarriaga, Bilbao; renamed JUAN OLAVARRIAGA |
| 1923 | Sainz & Inchaustegui, Bilbao; renamed IBERIA |
| 1925 | Zugadi y Cia S enC, Bilbao; renamed VIRGEN DE BEGOŅA |
| 1928 | Cia Naviera Euzkera (Jesus de Azcarreta), Bilbao |
| 1930 | Renamed EUZKERA |
| 1935 | Cia Maritima Elanchove, Bilbao; renamed ELANCHOVE |
| 25/10/1936 | Sank |
| Comments: | Special design, engines aft, 4 x wide holds & Temperley transporters for unloading cargo |
| 1908: Purchased by the Admiralty for Ģ37,250 as a dedicated coal freighter | |
| 09/1910: Fitted with a Metcalf Rig for coaling at sea experiments | |
| 25/10/1936: Sank about 150 miles off Bilbao | |
| On a voyage from Bilbao to Cardiff with a cargo of iron ore | |
| She broke in two and only one member of the crew survived |
Above photo as MERCEDES courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as MERCEDES courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 17/02/1902
Sheerness Guardian, Saturday, 03/09/1910