| Name: | ROTHESAY |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 28/02/1880 |
| Completed: | 05/1880 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 413 |
| Dimensions: | 2110grt, 1381nrt, 286.0 x 37.2 x 23.2ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (36 & 68 x 45ins), 250nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 81340 |
| History: | |
| 11/05/1880 | RC MacNaughton & Co, Liverpool |
| 1882 | Caledonia Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1890 | Evan Thomas Radcliffe & Co, Cardiff |
| 31/10/1890 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 31/10/1890: Wrecked when entering Galle Harbour & broke in two |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Batavia with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily News, Friday, 07/05/1880