| Name: | VESTA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/04/1879 |
| Completed: | 05/1879 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 387 |
| Dimensions: | 1030grt, 688nrt, 224.0 x 29.7 x 15.2ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (32 & 62 x 36ins), 192nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 05/1879 | FG Schmidt, Hamburg |
| 1881 | Adolph Kirsten, Hamburg |
| 1882 | Gottfried Beyer, Malmo |
| 1885 | Syd-Svenska Angfartygs A/B, Malmo |
| 1894 | Skanska Angfartygs A/B (F Petersen), Malmo |
| 1899 | Det Forenede D/S, Copenhagen |
| 16/07/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | Built for the Hamburg to London service |
| Accommodation for 40 x 1st Class and 30 x 2nd Class passengers | |
| 16/07/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U88, 110 miles S of Sumbo, Faroes | |
| On a voyage from Seydisfjord to Fleetwood with a cargo of herring and wool |
Above photo as VESTA is copyright of the Museet for Søfart
Above photo as VESTA is copyright of the Museet for Søfart
Above photo as VESTA is copyright of the Museet for Søfart
Jarrow Express, Friday, 25/04/1879
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 28/05/1879
Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, 12/09/1879