| Name: | NORTHVILLE | 
| Type: | Cargo Ship | 
| Launched: | 06/04/1897 | 
| Completed: | 05/1897 | 
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons | 
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields | 
| Yard Number: | 323 | 
| Dimensions: | 2472grt, 1552nrt, 304.3 x 44.0 x 20.7ft | 
| Engines: | T3cyl (23, 37.5 & 61.5 x 39ins), 240nhp | 
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields | 
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.0knots | 
| Construction: | Steel | 
| Reg Number: | 105219 | 
| History: | |
| 05/1897 | Northville Steamship Ltd (Balls & Stansfield), North Shields | 
| 1916 | The Lowlands Steam Shipping Co Ltd (J Crass & Co), South Shields | 
| 17/02/1918 | Sank | 
| Comments: | 17/02/1918: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB33, 3.5 miles SExE of Berry Head | 
| On a voyage from Newport to Dieppe with a cargo of coal | 

Above photo courtesy of Richard Cox

Above photo courtesy of Clive Ketley

Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 07/04/1897