| Name: | TADORNA |
| Type | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 25/08/1896 |
| Completed: | 26/09/1896 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 318 |
| Dimensions: | 1482grt, 911nrt, 255.0 x 33.7 x 18.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (21, 33.5 & 54 x 39ins), 195nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.5knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 106271 |
| History: | |
| 09/1896 | Cork Steamship Co Ltd, Cork |
| 1910 | Soc Generale de Transportes Maritimes a Vapeur, Marseilles |
| 1910 | Renamed MAINE |
| 1931 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Contract Price £20303; Profit £614-2s-0d |
| 24/10/1915: Requisitioned as a Naval Auxiliary | |
| 22/06/1918: Returned to owners | |
| 2Q/1931: Broken up |
Above photo as TADORNA courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as MAINE copyright of Alain Croce
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 26/08/1896