| Name: | VULCAN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/06/1853 |
| Completed: | 1853 |
| Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 2 |
| Dimensions: | 406grt, 150.0 x 24.0 x 13.7ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl |
| Engines by: | Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, rigged as a 3 masted Schooner |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 13568 |
| History: | |
| 17/08/1853 | William Whelan, Morecambe; registered at Lancaster |
| 22/04/1856 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 05/06/1855: Sailed from Malta for Kamiesch, the French base during the siege of |
| Sevastopol. She was carrying French cavalry and towing an ammunition barge | |
| 22/04/1856: Wrecked on the Bragen Grounds near Thisted | |
| On a voyage from Stettin to Rotterdam carrying general cargo |
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 10/06/1853
Belfast Commercial Chronicle, Wednesday, 11/01/1854
Lancaster Gazette, Saturday, 03/05/1856
Lloyd's List, Thursday, 01/05/1856