| Name: | ROYAL |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 23/12/1901 |
| Completed: | 03/1902 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 762 |
| Dimensions: | 3833grt, 2497nrt, 365.0 x 48.3 x 25.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 41.5 & 70 x 45ins), 414nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots (13.3knots trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 115259 |
| History: | |
| 26/02/1902 | William Thomas Liverpool Steamship Co Ltd (W Thomas, Sons & Co Ltd), Liverpool |
| 08/1914 | Government of Germany |
| 1918 | West of England Mutual War Risks Association Ltd (FA Holman), Liverpool |
| 1919 | Skjelbreds Rederi A/S (OAT Skjelbred), Krsitiansand |
| 12/10/1921 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 08/1914: Seized by German forces at Hamburg |
| 12/10/1921: Wrecked at Mistaken Point, Cape Race | |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to Montreal in ballast |
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 04/03/1902