.jpg) SSNubia in 1895 | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Nubia |
| Owner | P&O |
| Builder | Caird & Company,Greenock |
| Yard number | 276 |
| Launched | 13 December 1894 |
| Completed | 5 February 1895 |
| Maiden voyage | 1 March 1895 |
| Homeport | Greenock |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Wrecked, 20 June 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger-cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 430 ft 0 in (131.06 m) |
| Beam | 49 ft 3 in (15.01 m) |
| Depth | 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m) |
| Installed power | 662Nhp |
| Propulsion | Caird & Company 3-cylindertriple expansion |
| Speed | 14+1⁄2knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) |
| Capacity | |
SSNubia was apassenger-cargosteamer built for thePeninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company byCaird & Company ofGreenock,Scotland, at a cost of £100,000 andlaunched on 13 December 1894.[1][2]
Originally namedSSSingapore,[citation needed] she was 430 feet long and 49 feet 4 inches in beam, with a three-cylindertriple expansion steam engine and a top speed of 14.5knots.[1] She had a capacity of 90 first-class and 62 second-class passengers and also carried cargo.
Nubia began her maiden voyage on 1 March 1895 bound forCalcutta,India, but ran aground 18 days later inBanden Fukon Bay,Aden.[1] She was refloated, repaired, and resumed operations. In January 1899, five crewmen of theNorth Lancashire Regiment died aboardNubia after acholera outbreak believed to have been caused by fruit taken on board inPort Said,Egypt.[1] Between 1899 and 1903,Nubia was used for transportation and treating patients during theSecond Boer War. She eventually was wrecked on 20 June 1915 in theBay of Bengal about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north ofColombo,Ceylon.[1]
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1915 | |
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