| Name: | RIO LIMA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/08/1872 |
| Completed: | 11/1872 |
| Builder: | WE Boutland |
| Yard: | Bill Quay |
| Yard Number: | 1 |
| Dimensions: | 285grt, 180nrt, 139.8 x 20.7 x 12.1ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (20 & 36 x 24ins), 56nhp |
| Engines by: | Marshall, Osborne & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 68365 |
| History: | |
| 30/11/1872 | FL Cotton, London |
| by 1878 | Companhia Thetis, Oporto |
| 09/10/1890 | Sank |
| Comments: | Built for the cattle trade between Rio Lima & London |
| 09/10/1890: Sank off Cape Carvoeiro after a collision with an unknown vessel | |
| On a voyage from Oporto to Lisbon |
Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Thursday, 22/08/1872
Shields Daily News, Friday, 10/10/1890