| Name: | GENERAL WILLIAMS |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 18/08/1856 |
| Completed: | 09/1856 |
| Builder: | Andrew Leslie & Co |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 4 |
| Dimensions: | 1152grt, 978nrt, 224.0 x 33.1 x 20.3ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl, 160hp |
| Engines by: | Morrison & Co, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | Sail; also disconnecting Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 17080 |
| History: | |
| 03/10/1856 | North Atlantic Steam Navigation Co (TW Panton), Sunderland |
| 03/04/1859 | Foundered |
| Comments: | Fitted with an auxilliary engine and a disconnecting screw |
| 03/04/1859: Foundered, 215 miles east of Malta | |
| On a voyage from London to Constantinople carrying general cargo |
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 18/08/1856
Newcastle Guardian, Saturday, 23/04/1859