| Name: | ROKEBY |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 28/09/1878 |
| Completed: | 10/1878 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 377 |
| Dimensions: | 1435grt, 935nrt, 250.0 x 33.2 x 21.0ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (31.5 & 59 x 36ins), 150nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 79390 |
| History: | |
| 26/10/1878 | John Cory & Sons, Cardiff |
| 25/01/1888 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 25/01/1888: Wrecked on Conil Reef near Cadiz |
| On a voyage from Newport to Savona with a cargo of coal |
Above painting is copyright of Museum Wales
Western Mail, Wednesday, 02/10/1878