| Name: | COMMODORE |
| Launched: | 18/12/1877 |
| Completed: | 08/1878 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 70 |
| Dimensions: | 187grt, 84nrt, 130.9 x 20.7 x 10.3ft |
| Engines: | 2 x SL1cyl (34 x 54ins), 95nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 74986 |
| History: | |
| 27/08/1878 | The Port Jackson Steam Boat Co Ltd; registered at Sydney NSW |
| 1881 | The Port Jackson Steam Ship Co Ltd, Sydney |
| 1898 | The Port Jackson Cooperative Steam Ship Co Ltd, Sydney |
| 1898 | John & William Brown, Sydney |
| 1931 | Scuttled |
| Comments: | JP Rennoldson & Sons were the prime contractor |
| 04/1878: Rigged as a 3-masted schooner for 88 day delivery voyage | |
| 08/1978: Ran satisfactory trials as a paddle steamer | |
| 1878: Operated as a tug, ferry and passenger tender | |
| 1898: Modified to a single funnel | |
| 17/09/1900: In collision with FAIRLIGHT (315grt/1878) same owners | |
| 08/09/1931: Scuttled off Newcastle NSW |
Above photo copyright of The State Library of New South Wales
Above: With RMS HIMALAYA in the background. Photo courtesy of Buster J Browne
Above photo courtesy of Buster J Browne
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 20/12/1877