| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMS Douro |
| Owner | Royal Mail Steam Packet Company |
| Operator | Royal Mail Steam Packet Company |
| Route |
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| Builder | Caird & Company, Greenock, Scotland |
| Launched | 3 December 1864 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision 1 April 1882 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 2,824 gross register tons[1] |
| Length | 326 ft (99.4 m)[2] |
| Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m)[2] |
| Propulsion | Sails and compound inverted steam engine, single screw, 500 ihp (373 kW)[1] |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h)[1] |
| Capacity | 313 passengers[2] |
| Crew | 80[2] |
RMS Douro was a British passenger liner that served from 1865 to 1882 with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.[3] She was sunk in a collision in 1882.
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goldsovereignswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ *Nicol, Stuart (2001). MacQueen's Legacy; A History of the Royal Mail Line. Vol. 1. Brimscombe Port and Charleston, SC: Tempus Publishing. pp. 222–241. ISBN 0-7524-2118-2.