| Name: | BITTERN | 
| Type: | Cargo Ship | 
| Launched: | 03/08/1912 | 
| Completed: | 08/1912 | 
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | 
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker | 
| Yard Number: | 888 | 
| Dimensions: | 1797grt, 962nrt, 285.1 x 38.0 x 19.5ft | 
| Engines: | T3cyl (21.5, 34 & 56 x 42ins), 254nhp | 
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | 
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw | 
| Construction: | Steel | 
| Reg Number: | 128308 | 
| History: | |
| 29/08/1912 | Cork Steamship Co Ltd, Cork | 
| 20/08/1915 | Sank | 
| Comments: | 20/08/1915: Captured, shelled & sunk by U-Boat U38, 50 miles NW of Ouessant | 
| On a voyage from the Clyde to Livorno carrying coal and general cargo | 

Jarrow Express, Friday, 09/08/1912