SS Sarpedon (1923)

The fourth SS Sarpedon was a 11,321-ton cargo liner of the Blue Funnel Line launched in 1923.

The Sarpedon was the lead ship of a class of four, comprising SS Sarpedon, SS Patroclus (1923), SS Hector (1924), and SS Antenor (1924). They were built with accommodation for 155 first-class passengers by request of the British government to provide additional passenger berths on cargo vessels on services to the Far East. The passenger accommodation in the superstructure did not impact the cargo-carrying ability of the ships, since the shipping line did not expect the passenger-carrying to turn a profit.

Unlike its three sisters, Sarpedon was not commissioned as an Armed Merchant Cruiser during World War II and was one of two (with Antenor) that survived the conflict.

She arrived at Newport, Monmouthshire on June 5, 1953 to be broken up by John Cashmore & Co.