| Name: | TROJAN PRINCE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 14/05/1896 |
| Completed: | 07/1896 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 315 |
| Dimensions: | 3273grt, 2061nrt, 351.4 x 44.6 x 17.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (29, 47 & 77 x 48ins), 419nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 106601 |
| History: | |
| 07/1896 | Prince Line Ltd (James Knott), Newcastle |
| 23/02/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 23/02/1917: Sank after being torpedoed by U-Boat U39 when |
| 5 miles NW of Point Shershel at position 36.39N – 02.07E | |
| On a voyage from London via Plymouth to Alexandria with general cargo |
Above photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
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Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Above photo copyright of South Shields Library
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 16/05/1896