| Name: | ORATOR |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/11/1877 |
| Completed: | 1878 |
| Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 353 |
| Dimensions: | 1342grt, 850nrt, 250.0 x 32.0 x 20.1ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 60 x 36ins), 170nhp |
| Engines by: | Thompson & Co, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 78743 |
| History: | |
| 1878 | T & J Harrison, Liverpool |
| 1884 | Charente SS Co Ltd (T & J Harrison), Liverpool |
| 21/12/1890 | Stranded |
| Comments: | 21/12/1890: Stranded on Brigg's Reef, Donaghadee on a voyage from the |
| Clyde to Sicily with a cargo of coal. |