| Name: | W D C BALLS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 04/02/1878 |
| Completed: | 03/1878 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Co |
| Yard: | Lawe Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 138 |
| Dimensions: | 1251grt, 1028nrt, 225.0 x 33.1 x 19.3ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (28 & 52 x 36ins), 125nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 76656 |
| History: | |
| 11/03/1878 | WDC Balls & Co, North Shields |
| 11/06/1882 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 11/06/1882: Wrecked on Exallo Rock off Cabo de Gata |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to Livorno with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily Gazette, Tuesday, 05/02/1878