| Name: | SIKH |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 17/01/1889 |
| Completed: | 12/03/1889 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 229 |
| Dimensions: | 2672grt, 1736nrt, 4000dwt, 335.0 x 40.2 x 25.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (29, 44 & 74 x 54ins), 500nhp |
| Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.6knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 94566 |
| History: | |
| 15/03/1889 | Mogul Steamship Co Ltd, Rochester |
| 1901 | Soc di Nav a Vapore Puglia, Bari; renamed REGINA ELENA, |
| 1904 | Unione Austriaca di Nav SA, Trieste; renamed GEORGIA |
| 1907 | Sun Steamship Co Ltd, London |
| 1912 | S Hara, Osaka; renamed SHINSEI MARU |
| 28/02/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | Contract Price £39335; Loss £1097-16s-7d |
| Accommodation for 25 x 2nd & 1100 x Steerage Class passengers | |
| 1889: Used primarily on the South American trade but also made voyages to New York | |
| 1904: Used on the New York service | |
| 28/02/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB43, 80nm north of Benghazi | |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Port Said |
Above photo as SIKH is courtesy of the Tony Atkinson collection
Newcastle Journal, Friday, 18/01/1889