| Name: | OSBORNE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 28/10/1898 |
| Completed: | 12/1898 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 237 |
| Dimensions: | 4296grt, 3801nrt, 376.7 x 48.0 x 26.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26, 42 & 69 x 48ins), 330nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 108781 |
| History: | |
| 12/1898 | SS Osborne Co Ltd (Raeburn & Verel), Glasgow |
| 1905 | Monarch SS Co Ltd (Raeburn & Verel), Glasgow; |
| 1905 | Renamed AFRICAN MONARCH |
| 06/07/1915 | Sank |
| Comments: | 06/07/1915: Mined & sunk 9 miles S of Cape Orloff at the entrance to the White Sea |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Arkhangelsk with coal and general cargo | |
| The mine was laid by SMS METEOR on 07-08/06/1915 |
The Marine Engineer 01/12/1898