The North was a steamship that was built in 1881. She was 360 feet long and had a gross tonnage of 3,640 tons. She was powered by a single screw propeller and could reach a speed of 14 knots.
The North was owned by the Orient Steam Navigation Company and operated on the route between England and Australia. She departed from London on January 1, 1883, and arrived in Sydney on March 17, 1883. The voyage took 75 days.
The North made several voyages between England and Australia. However, she was sunk in a collision with another ship in 1890.