| Name: | ROYAL STANDARD |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 01/08/1863 |
| Completed: | 1863 |
| Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 125 |
| Dimensions: | 2033grt, 1598nrt, 255.0 x 40.0 x 27.5ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (45 & 45 x 42ins), 250hp |
| Engines by: | JB Palmer & Co, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw & rigged for sail; (1867: Sail, rigged as a Ship) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 47558 |
| History: | |
| 1863 | HT Wilson & Chambers, Liverpool |
| 1867 | CM Palmer, Newcastle |
| 10/10/1869 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Designed for voyages to Australia as part of the White Star Line |
| Rigged for sail so that engines could be used infrequently | |
| 04/04/1864: Damaged in a collision with an iceberg. Repaired at Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1866: Company changed route to Liverpool to New York | |
| Too slow for the shorter Atlantic crossing as she was underpowered | |
| 1867: Company forced into bankruptcy by the failure of its bankers | |
| 1867: Engines removed and converted to sail only | |
| 10/10/1869: Wrecked near Cape Thome, Brazil |
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 07/08/1863