Wathfield - a general history

Shields Daily Gazette, October 26^th, 1904.
LAUNCHES ON THE TYNE, Yesterday afternoon there was launched from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. John Readhead and Sons, West Docks, South Shields, a steel screw steamer built to the order of the Doughty Steam Shipping Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool, of which the managing owners are Messrs. H. Doughty and Co. The vessel has been built to Lloyd's highest class on the three deck rule, and designed to carry about 5,300 tons deadweight on a light draft of water. The machinery and boilers, also constructed by John Readhead and Sons, are of ample power to drive the vessel at a good speed. The vessel was named the Wathfield, by Miss Taylor, of Wath.

London Daily News, January 13th, 1905.
South Shields, Jan. 12 - British steamer Wathfield, when undocking last night, collided with steamer Freeland, lying at tier. Latter received damage to bridge, stanchions, and davits. Former undamaged.

Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer, November 6^th, 1907.
The West Hartlepool steamer Wathfield, bound from Antwerp for Barry, collided with and sunk the lighter Tafna in the  Scheldt to-day. The Wathfield, which is of 3,012 tons burden, owned the Doughty S.S. Company (Limited), of West Hartlepool, is being surveyed.

Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer, January 24^th, 1911.
The West Hartlepool steamer Wathfield, on her voyage from West Hartlepool for Charleston (S.C.), has gone ashore near Charleston, and is lying in an exposed position. Efforts made to refloat have so far been entirely without success. The Wathfield is of 3,012 tons gross register, built in 1905. and is owned by the Doughty Shipping Company (Limited), West Hartlepool.

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