| Name: | TAPTON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 05/11/1903 |
| Completed: | 01/1904 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 373 |
| Dimensions: | 3569grt, 2300nrt, 341.4 x 46.6 x 24.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 65 x 45ins), 305nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 118360 |
| History: | |
| 18/12/1903 | Ilderton Steamship Co Ltd (Steel, Young & Co), London |
| 1918 | Arctic Steamship Co Ltd (J Ridley, Son & Tully), Newcastle |
| 1919 | Batheaston Trading Co Ltd (Wade & Co), Cardiff |
| 1926 | Britain Steamship Co Ltd (Watts, Watts & Co), London; renamed PUTNEY |
| 1929 | Minas E Diakakis & Co, Syra; renamed VIRGINIA MAVROLEON |
| 30/10/1932 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 30/10/1932: Arrived at Savona for breaking up |
Above photo as TAPTON is courtesy of Clive Ketley