| Name: | MIZPAH |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/04/1875 |
| Completed: | 11/1875 |
| Builder: | John Softley & Co |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 111 |
| Dimensions: | 380grt, 246nrt, 156.8 x 22.5 x 12.5ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (19 & 36 x 24ins), 50nhp |
| Engines by: | Marshall, Osborne & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.5knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 73586 |
| History: | |
| 10/11/1875 | Cawthorn & Co, London |
| 06/12/1877 | Sank |
| Comments: | 04/1875: Launched as STAFF OF LIFE but sold after completion |
| 06/1875: John Softley declared bankrupt | |
| 28/08/1875: Successful trial trip as STAFF OF LIFE but no owner mentioned | |
| 06/12/1877: Run down & sunk 15nm SW of Beachy Head | |
| On a voyage from Seville to Leith with a cargo of oranges |
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 08/12/1877