| Name: | SOUTHERN CROSS |
| Type: | Sailing Vessel |
| Launched: | 17/05/1855 |
| Completed: | 1855 |
| Builder: | Gaddy & Lamb |
| Yard: | Tyne Main, Gateshead |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 605grt, 591nrt, 145.0 x 29.7 x 19.3ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 26919 |
| History: | |
| 1855 | Bennett & Aspinwall, London |
| by 1860 | Simpson & Co, London |
| 1870 | Unknown owner, Overseas |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Initially employed as a troop ship |
North & South Shields Gazette, Friday, 25/05/1855