| Name: | WILLIAM BALLS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/09/1883 |
| Completed: | 09/1883 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Co |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 198 |
| Dimensions: | 1612grt, 1058nrt, 259.0 x 37.0 x 17.8ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 58 x 35ins), 150nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 84886 |
| History: | |
| 16/10/1883 | WDC Balls & Son, North Shields |
| 04/07/1893 | Sank |
| Comments: | 04/07/1893: Sank after a collision with ELBA off the Humber |
| On a voyage from Shields to Smyrna with a cargo of coal | |
| ELBA also sank as a result of the collision |
Newcastle Courant, Friday, 21/09/1883