Alexander Elder
Ship Number
223
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
23 January 1890
Delivered
19 April 1890
Owner
Elder Dempster & Co.
Weight
4173 grt
BP Length
400 feet
Breadth
45 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
11 knots
Propulsion
11 knots 1980 H.P.
Official No.
97770
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
-
 Alexander Elder

[Eastern Cape, Anticosti July 1899]

Was used by Elder Dempster and Company for their North Atlantic service, she was chartered to Atlantic Transport Line in 1891,.
 
In 1892 renamed Merrimac and returned to Elder Dempster service.
 
1899 disappeared at sea between Quebec - Belfast, 36 lives lost.