| Name: | WHITTINGTON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 24/01/1872 |
| Completed: | 03/1872 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 20 |
| Dimensions: | 308grt, 179nrt, 140.5 x 21.0 x 11.5ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (18 & 34 x 24ins), 50nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Almond, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 67314 |
| History: | |
| 30/03/1872 | Humble & Thompson, Newcastle |
| 01/10/1873 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 01/10/1873: Ran aground on the Middle Cross Sands off Great Yarmouth during fog |
| On a voyage from Amble to Ghent with a cargo of coal | |
| Crew took to the small boat and landed safely |