| Name: | SPORTSMAN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 01/12/1879 |
| Completed: | 01/1880 |
| Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 390 |
| Dimensions: | 1511grt, 985nrt, 250.0 x 34.0 x 22.0ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (32 & 62 x 36ins), 180nhp |
| Engines by: | Black, Hawthorn & Co, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 79228 |
| History: | |
| 28/01/1880 | William J Jobling, Newcastle; registered at North Shields |
| 03/02/1880 | Stranded |
| Comments: | 03/02/1880: Stranded at Strömhellen |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to Bergen with a cargo of coal |
Jarrow Express, Friday, 05/12/1879