FURNESS, WITHY & COMPANY LTD, MIDDLETON, HARTLEPOOL
| Name | COMMONWEALTH |
| Type | Cargo Ship |
| Yard Number | 226 |
| Launched | 25/07/1896 |
| Completed | 09/1896 |
| Off. Number | 106805 |
| Engine builder | Furness, Westgarth & Company, Middlesbrough |
| Engine type | T. 3cyl. 206HP |
| GRT | 3353 |
| Length (feet) | 330.0 |
| Beam (feet) | 44.9 |
| First owner | Stewart S.S. Co. Ltd. (R. Stewart & Company), Liverpool |
| History | 1899 Lord Curzon S.S. Co. Ltd. (J. Herron & Co.), Liverpool |
| 1901 Commonwealth S.S. Co. Ltd. (C. Radcliffe & Co.), Cardiff | |
| 1910 managers Thomas & Appleton | |
| 1916 Kent S.S. Co. Ltd. (S. Walton), London | |
| Fate | 19/02/1918 torpedoed by UC.71 when 5nm NE of Flamborough Head on passage Bizerta for Middlesbrough with iron ore. |
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