| Name: | ADA |
| Launched: | 14/07/1853 |
| Completed: | 09/1853 |
| Builder: | Thomas D Marshall, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 102grt, 53nrt, 86.4 x 17.4 x 9.3ft |
| Engines: | SL1cyl (35 x ?ins), 40nhp |
| Engines By: | |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 31698 |
| History: | |
| 09/1853 | John Brown & James Lawrence, Glasgow |
| 27/09/1854 | George Cole, William Bruce & Thomas Morton, Melbourne; registered at Melbourne |
| by 1857 | HA Coffey, Melbourne |
| 1857 | Frederick Greer, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| 12/01/1861 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Engines probably by the shipbuilder |
| Rigged as a Schooner for the voyage to Australia | |
| 04/10/1853: Left the Tyne for Australia | |
| 19/10/1853: Anchored off Deal to shelter from the weather | |
| 24/10/1853: Sailed from Portsmouth | |
| 24/03/1854: Arrived at Melbourne | |
| 31/05/1854: Sold by public auction at Melbourme | |
| 12/01/1861: Wrecked on the bar of the Clutha River at Molyneux, near Dunedin | |
| Passengers and crew were saved | |
| Thanks to David Asprey & Mori Flapan for the above details |
Newcastle Guardian & Tyne Mercury, Saturday, 16/07/1853