E. WITHY & COMPANY, MIDDLETON, HARTLEPOOL
| Name | MERCEDES |
| Type | Iron Cargo Ship |
| Yard Number | 141 |
| Launched | 07/04/1886 |
| Completed | 05/1886 |
| Off. Number | 91917 |
| Engine builder | Blair & Company, Stockton |
| Engine type | T. 3cyl. 203HP |
| GRT | 2176 |
| Length (feet) | 275.0 |
| Beam (feet) | 37.2 |
| First owner | Adamson & Ronaldson, London |
| History | 1886 Christie & Company, London |
| 1899 THRIFT, A/S thrift (Blohm & Ohlsen), Frederiksvaeren | |
| 1909 GROVEDALE, Red. A/B Grovedale (J. P. Jönsson), Landskrona | |
| 1913 Red. A/B Torleif (H. Persson), Landskrona | |
| 1914 renamed TORGERD | |
| 1921 Red. A/B Ocean (same manager) | |
| 1924 IRIS, Red. A/B Iris (C. Abrahamsen), Stockholm | |
| Fate | 15/07/1941 sank after collision with fleet tanker BLUE RANGER about 4nm off Pladda, Arran on passage Cardiff for London with coal. |
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