| Name: | MINERVA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 29/12/1883 |
| Completed: | 1884 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 531 |
| Dimensions: | 1376grt, 239.7 x 34.4 x 17.0ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 57 x 36ins), 140nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1884 | T Svanĝe, Bergen |
| 27/08/1887 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 27/08/1887: Wrecked off Cape Spartivento |
| On a voyage from Newport to Cagliari |
Newcastle Journal, Monday, 31/12/1883