| Name: | OSTRICH | 
| Type: | Sailing Vessel | 
| Launched: | 15/10/1845 | 
| Completed: | 11/1845 | 
| Builder: | T & W Smith | 
| Yard: | North Shields | 
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 426grt, 119.1 x 28.5 x 18.0ft | 
| Engines: | None | 
| Engines by: | n/a | 
| Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque | 
| Construction: | Wood | 
| Reg Number: | 25334 | 
| History: | |
| 12/11/1845 | T & W Smith, Newcastle | 
| 11/1862 | James Barras, Newcastle | 
| 31/07/1866 | Wrecked | 
| Comments: | 11/1862: Acquired for £2,100 | 
| 31/07/1866: Wrecked off South Shields when the anchors dragged in a storm | 

Newcastle Courant, Friday, 17/10/1845

Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Wednesday, 01/08/1866