| Name: | RUTH |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/03/1900 |
| Completed: | 04/1900 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 250 |
| Dimensions: | 3449grt, 2239nrt, 330.0 x 48.0 x 24.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (23.5, 38 & 64 x 42ins), 275nhp |
| Engines by: | T Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (1918: 142291) |
| History: | |
| 04/1900 | Hagbert Waage, Christiania |
| 1914 | D/S A/S Ruth (H Waage), Oslo |
| 1918 | The Shipping Controller (Wm France, Fenwick & Co Ltd), London |
| 1919 | D/S A/S Ruth (H Waage), Oslo |
| 1927 | A/S Britannic (Brummenaes & Torgersen), Haugesund |
| 1932 | Renamed RUTH I |
| 06/04/1944 | Sank |
| Comments: | 06/04/1944: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U302 at 45.05N 35.11W |
| On a voyage from Halifax to Loch Ewe with a cargo of steel & lumber |
Above photo as RUTH I copyright of the Haugalandmusee