| Name: | ALERT |
| Launched: | 04/11/1892 |
| Completed: | 12/1892 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 173 |
| Dimensions: | 194grt, 80nrt, 115.0 x 21.1 x 11.8ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (19 & 38 x 24ins), 450ihp, 90rhp |
| Engines by: | George T Grey, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 101956 |
| History: | |
| 12/1892 | Davis & Soper, London |
| 23/03/1899 | Andrew Ritchie MacKenzie (A R MacKenzie & Co), Table Bay, South Africa |
| 23/03/1899 | Board of Commissioners of the Harbor of Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope |
| 29/03/1909 | Townsville Harbour Board, Queensland, Australia |
| 10/11/1909 | Registered at Townsville |
| 18/08/1959 | Sank |
| Comments: | 08/02/1893: Arrived at Table Bay |
| 11/1907: Agreement made for sale to Townsville Harbour Board | |
| 16/01/1908: Arrived at Townsville | |
| 03/1909: Cost £4,500 | |
| 18/08/1959: Scuttled about 4 miles south of Cape Cleveland | |
| 08/09/1959: Registry closed | |
| Thanks to Buster J Browne for the above details |
Above image is courtesy of Buster J Browne
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 15/12/1892