| Name: | ULTONIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 06/06/1898 |
| Completed: | 10/1898 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 228 |
| Dimensions: | 8056grt, 5212nrt, 500.0 x 57.4 x 33.9ft; |
| (1899: 8845grt, 5748nrt); (1904: 10402grt, 6593nrt) | |
| Engines: | 2 x Tcyl (23.5, 38.5 & 68 x 48ins), 1100nhp |
| Engines by: | Sir Christopher Furness, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 109478 |
| History: | |
| 10/1898 | Cunard Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 27/06/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | Ordered by Christopher Furness but purchased on the stocks by Cunard for £115,000 |
| Purchased for the cargo & cattle trade between Liverpool & Boston | |
| 1899: Fitted with accommodation for 673 x 3rd Class passengers | |
| 1904: Converted to an emigrant carrier | |
| 1904: Accommodation then for 120 x 2nd & 2100 x 3rd Class passengers | |
| 1904: Switched to the Trieste, Fiume & Naples to New York route | |
| 27/06/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U53, 190 miles SW of Fastnet | |
| On a voyage from New York to London carrying general cargo |
Above photo is copyright of Ian Allan
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 07/06/1898