SS Nubian (1876) explained

-- commercial vessels --> Ship Name: SS Nubian Ship Operator: Union Steamship Company Ship Registry: United Kingdom, Southampton Ship Builder: Charles Mitchell & Co., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Ship Yard Number: 300 Ship Launched: 1876 Ship In Service: 1876 Ship Out Of Service: 1892 Ship Fate: Lost 20 December 1892 Ship Class: Cargo and passenger steamer Ship Tonnage: , Ship Length: 109.4m (358.9feet) Ship Beam: 11.8m (38.7feet) Ship Draft: 8.3m (27.2feet) Ship Power: 385 nhp Ship Propulsion: Thos. Clark & Co compound engine

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,^[1] 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.^[1] In 1887 she steamed to Portuguese East Africa and was used in South Africa from 1888 until 1892.^[1] She was lost in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon, Portugal, on 20 December 1892.^[2]

Troop ship

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Southampton Archives Services. The National Archives. 18 November 2013.
2. Web site: SS Nubian. Wrecksite.eu. 18 November 2013.