FURNESS, WITHY & COMPANY LTD, MIDDLETON, HARTLEPOOL
| Name | PONTOP |
| Type | Cargo Ship |
| Yard Number | 277 |
| Launched | 07/11/1904 |
| Completed | 12/1904 |
| Off. Number | 118646 |
| Engine builder | Richardson Westgarth & Company, Middleton, Hartlepool |
| Engine type | T. 3cyl. 284NHP |
| GRT | 3042 |
| Length (feet) | 325.0 |
| Beam (feet) | 46.9 |
| First owner | Peareth S.S. Co. Ltd. (Beckingham & Co.), Newcastle |
| History | 1915 RIO TIETE, Petersen & Co. Ltd., London |
| Fate | 28/03/1916 captured and torpedoed by U.28 when 140 miles west of Ouessant (47.30N/08.25W) on passage Barry for Alexandria with coal. |
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