| Name: | PLATON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/11/1887 |
| Completed: | 12/1887 |
| Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Bill Quay |
| Yard Number: | 8 |
| Dimensions: | 1034grt, 780nrt, 212.5 x 30.2 x 21.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (17, 28 & 47 x 30ins), 123nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 12/1887 | Russian Co for Sea, River & Land Insurance & Conveyance of Goods |
| 1905 | Russian Transport & Insurance Co, Odessa |
| 1907 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 26/06/1905: Burned out at Odessa, not repaired |
| 1907: Broken up |
The Marine Engineer, 01/12/1887