| Name: | POWERFUL |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 31/03/1855 |
| Completed: | 1855 |
| Builder: | TD Marshall |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 728grt, 495nrt, 188.0 x 27.7 x 16.5ft; (1860: 932grt, 633nrt) |
| Engines: | 2cyl (42 & 42 x 33ins), 120nhp |
| Engines by: | TD Marshall, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 23272 |
| History: | |
| 1855 | North of Europe Steam Navigation Co, London, (WS Andrews, manager) |
| 1858 | John Fleming, London |
| 1859 | Stephanos Xenos, London |
| 1863 | GB Carr et al, London |
| 1865 | JH Dickinson, London |
| 10/1865 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Designed for 60 x 1st Class passengers |
| 10/1865: Stranded at Rio Grande |
The Artizan, September 1855