SS Nubian (1876)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Nubia.

SS Nubian (after lengthening)
SS Nubian after lengthening.
History
NameSS Nubian
OperatorUnion Steamship Company
Port of registry United Kingdom, Southampton
BuilderCharles Mitchell & Co., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne[1][2]
Yard number300[1]
Launched1876[1][2]
In service1876[1][2]
Out of service1892[1][2]
FateLost 20 December 1892[1][2]
General characteristics
Class and typeCargo and passenger steamer
Tonnage3,091 GRT, 1,997 NRT[2]
Length109.4 m (359 ft)[1]
Beam11.8 m (39 ft)[1]
Draft8.3 m (27 ft)[1]
Installed power385 nhp[1]
PropulsionThos. Clark & Co compound engine[1][2]
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[1][2]

SS Nubian was a steamer built in 1876 by Charles Mitchell & Co. of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, and was operated by the Union Steamship Company (Southampton Steam Shipping Company) of Southampton, England. A passenger and cargo steamer with a compound engine provided by Thos. Clark & Co of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,[2] she had a top speed of 12 knots. She later was lengthened. From 1876 to 1883, she was used for Cape mail service, and from 1884 she was used for transport between Liverpool, England, Bermuda, and Baltimore, Maryland.[2] In 1887 she steamed to Portuguese East Africa and was used in South Africa from 1888 until 1892.[2] She was lost in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon, Portugal, on 20 December 1892.[1]

Troop ship

The Kaffir War sketches, of the Nubian as a troop ship, Illustrated London News, 1878, by Melton Prior

She was used as a troopship during the Ninth war (1877–1879), most notably carrying the war correspondent Melton Prior, and the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) to East London, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "SS Nubian". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Southampton Archives Services". The National Archives. Retrieved 18 November 2013.


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