| Name: | PANDORA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 30/08/1892 |
| Completed: | 01/1893 |
| Builder: | Schlesinger, Davis & Co |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 165 |
| Dimensions: | 210grt, 82nrt, 116.0 x 23.1 x 7.9ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (13 & 26 x 16ins), 35nhp |
| Engines by: | Hedley & Boyd, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 90948 |
| History: | |
| 01/1893 | Leith & Montrose Shipping Co; registered at Montrose |
| by 1898 | Charles T Burnett, London |
| 1903 | Emilius A Young, Bangor; registered at Beaumaris |
| by 1913 | Baron Penrhyn, Stony Stratford (Owen T Jones, manager, Port Penrhyn) |
| by 1921 | Manager became Thomas JW Humphreys, Port Penrhyn |
| by 1930 | Lord Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor |
| 28/02/1941 | The Admiralty; renamed HMS ICEWHALE |
| 10/1947 | Merchiston Steamship Co; registered at Leith; renamed PANDORA |
| 22/10/1951 | Sank |
| Comments: | Launched for a London firm but first registered at Montrose |
| This change of ownership may explain the long time between launch & registration | |
| 1913: Baron/Lord Penrhyn owned the Penrhyn slate quarry, one of the largest in the world | |
| 28/02/1941: Purchased by The Admiralty for use as an anti-submarine & air target | |
| 10/1947: Sold by The Admiralty | |
| 22/10/1951: Foundered off Staithes, north of Whitby in severe weather. 6 crew lost |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
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Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 31/08/1892