| Name: | VILLE DU CAP |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 24/09/1881 |
| Completed: | 18/11/1881 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 134 |
| Dimensions: | 1566grt, 1011nrt, 2200dwt, 250.0 x 34.2 x 24.2ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (31 & 62 x 39ins), 200nhp |
| Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 85082 |
| History: | |
| 18/11/1881 | Ouest Maritime Shipping Co, Nantes |
| 28/11/1881 | Persian Gulf Steamship Co Ltd, London; renamed BUSHIRE |
| 28/09/1884 | Sank |
| Comments: | Contract Price £25900, Profit £4352-1s-5d |
| 28/09/1884: Sank after a collision with BERNINA, 20 miles S of Cape Espichel | |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Basrah carrying coal & general cargo |
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 30/09/1884