RICHARDSON, DUCK & COMPANY, THORNABY
| Name | SAPPHIRE |
| Type | Iron steamship |
| Yard Number | 352 |
| Launched | 31/03/1888 |
| Completed | 05/1888 |
| Off. Number | 94392 |
| Engine builder | T. Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 2058 |
| Length (feet) | 277 |
| Beam (feet) | 37 |
| First owner | Christie & Co., London. |
| History | 1906 DYNAS POWIS, Dynas Powis S.S. Co. Ltd. (R. E. Morel & Co.), London |
| 1913 AGATOCLE, Soc. De Nav. A Vap. Agatocle (Salvatore Midolo), Syracuse | |
| 1917 Soc. di Navigazione a Vapore Agatocle (S. Catera), Syracuse | |
| Fate | 19/10/1923 Struck a mine and sank near Kara Burnu in the Gulf of Ismidt on passage Constantinople for Genoa with old iron. |
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