| Name: | NORTHERN LIGHT | 
| Type: | Sailing Vessel | 
| Launched: | 08/1853 | 
| Completed: | 09/1853 | 
| Builder: | James Young | 
| Yard: | South Shields | 
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 429grt, 114.9 x 25.5 x 19.2ft | 
| Engines: | None | 
| Engines by: | n/a | 
| Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque | 
| Construction: | Wood | 
| Reg Number: | 15253 | 
| History: | |
| 22/09/1853 | James Young, South Shields | 
| 22/11/1886 | William Ross, London | 
| 1888 | John Danley, West Hartlepool | 
| 1888 | Broken up | 
| Comments: | Capacity 30 keels of coal | 
| 28/08/1886: James Young died at Harrowgate (sic) | |
| 22/11/1886: Sold at auction in South Shields for £280 |