SS Nubian (1876)

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

SS Nubian after lengthening.
History
Name	SS Nubian
Operator	Union Steamship Company
Port of registry	United Kingdom, Southampton
Builder	Charles Mitchell & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne [1] [2]
Yard number	300 [1]
Launched	1876 [1] [2]
In service	1876 [1] [2]
Out of service	1892 [1] [2]
Fate	Lost 20 December 1892 [1] [2]
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo and passenger steamer
Tonnage	3,091  GRT, 1,997  NRT [2]
Length	109.4 m (359 ft) [1]
Beam	11.8 m (39 ft) [1]
Draft	8.3 m (27 ft) [1]
Installed power	385 nhp [1]
Propulsion	Thos. Clark & Co compound engine [1] [2]
Speed	12 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. "SS Nubian". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
2. "Southampton Archives Services". The National Archives. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

External links

• Media related to Nubian (ship, 1876) at Wikimedia Commons