| Name: | RUFFORD HALL | 
| Type: | Cargo Ship | 
| Launched: | 12/05/1914 | 
| Completed: | 06/1914 | 
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | 
| Yard: | Wallsend | 
| Yard Number: | 945 | 
| Dimensions: | 5506grt, 3553nrt, 409.5 x 53.1 x 30.0ft | 
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 43.5 & 75 x 48ins), 390nhp | 
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend | 
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots | 
| Construction: | Steel | 
| Reg Number: | 135589 | 
| History: | |
| 17/06/1914 | Ellerman Lines Ltd (Hall Line Ltd), Liverpool | 
| 06/10/1915 | Wrecked | 
| Comments: | 06/10/1915: Wrecked off Omazaki in the Tsugaru Strait | 
| On a voyage from New York to Vladivostok carrying general cargo | 

Above photo is courtesy of Clive Ketley

Newcastle Journal, Tuesday, 23/06/1914