| Name: | VENUS |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 04/02/1890 |
| Completed: | 08/1890 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 153 |
| Dimensions: | 1094grt, 627nrt, 230.7 x 31.2 x 11.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (20, 35 & 57 x 36ins), 246nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5 knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 08/1890 | Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen |
| 1930 | Renamed SYLVIA |
| Q4/1933 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Owned by Arthur Holland & Co at time of launch. Sold before completion |
| Q4/1933: Broken up at Stavanger by Brodrene Anda |
Above photo as VENUS is courtesy of the Ian Rae collection
Above photo as VENUS is copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum, Anders Beer Wilse Collection
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 05/02/1890