| Name: | PENZANCE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/12/1878 |
| Completed: | 02/1879 |
| Builder: | Schlesinger, Davis & Co |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 93 |
| Dimensions: | 1456grt, 945nrt, 262.0 x 33.2 x 21.1ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 56 x 39ins), 140nhp |
| Engines by: | Black, Hawthorn & Co, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 79393 |
| History: | |
| 18/02/1879 | Short & Dunn, Cardiff |
| 1892 | WJ Tillett & Co, Cardiff |
| 25/10/1902 | Sank |
| Comments: | 25/10/1892: Sank after a collision with LAENNEC in Barry Roads |
| On a voyage from Barry to Brest with a cargo of coal |
Above image is courtesy of Ron Mapplebeck
Western Mail, Tuesday, 17/12/1878
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 27/10/1902