| Name: | SAMSON |
| Type: | Suction Dredger |
| Launched: | 09/08/1900 |
| Completed: | 1900 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 703 |
| Dimensions: | 1293grt, 352nrt, 240.0 x 51.3 x 13.5ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (12, 21 & 36 x 27ins), 135nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 94187 |
| History: | |
| 1900 | Government of Queensland, Brisbane |
| 1912 | Government of New South Wales |
| 1924 | Bellambi Coal Co Ltd, Sydney |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | 2Q/1924: Converted to a barge & hulked |
Above photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 5th September, 1900