| Name: | NORTH BRITAIN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/11/1877 |
| Completed: | 01/1878 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 356 |
| Dimensions: | 1729grt, 1105nrt, 265.0 x 34.2 x 24.3ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (27 & 60 x 39ins), 160nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 77061 |
| History: | |
| 19/01/1878 | Hugh Roberts, Newcastle; registered at London |
| 1896 | Ditta C Raggio, Genoa; renamed CHECCHINA R |
| 1899 | Soc Commerciale Italiana di Navigazione, Genoa; renamed DIANA |
| 1910 | Angelo Parodi fu B, Genoa; renamed AVANTI |
| 1914 | L & L Leva, Genoa |
| 22/12/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | 22/12/1916: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U70 north of Corunna |
| On a voyage from Villaricos to the Tyne with a cargo of iron ore |
Above painting of NORTH BRITAIN in a gale is by Luigi Roberto
Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Friday, 23/11/1877
Newcastle Journal, Monday, 14/01/1878