E. WITHY & COMPANY, MIDDLETON, HARTLEPOOL
| Name | CHESTER |
| Type | Iron Passenger/Cargo Ship |
| Yard Number | 131 |
| Launched | 29/04/1884 |
| Completed | 06/1884 |
| Off. Number | 90357 |
| Engine builder | T. Richardson & Sons, Middleton, Hartlepool |
| Engine type | C. 2cyl. 110HP |
| GRT | 1047 |
| Length (feet) | 228.2 |
| Beam (feet) | 32.2 |
| First owner | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company, Grimsby |
| History | 1897 Great Central Railway Company, Grimsby |
| Fate | 29/09/1910 collided with Norwegian HUGIN off the East River Light in the Elbe and beached, later refloated and broken up. She was on passage Grimsby for Hamburg with herrings. |
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