| Name: | BIRTLEY |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/05/1906 |
| Completed: | 06/1906 |
| Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Bill Quay |
| Yard Number: | 134 |
| Dimensions: | 1438grt, 911nrt, 245.3 x 36.7 x 15.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (19, 31 & 51 x 36ins), 167rhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 122845 |
| History: | |
| 06/1906 | Burnett Steamship Co Ltd (Burnett & Co, managers), Newcastle |
| 05/01/1918 | Sank |
| Comments: | 05/01/1918: Sunk by torpedo from U-Boat UB38 8 miles north of Flamborough Head |
| On voyage from Dunkirk for Tyne in ballast. Lost with all 18 crew. |
Above photo is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Builder's plate recovered from wreck. Photo is courtesy of Kevin Mitchell