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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Amazon |
| Namesake | Amazon River |
| Owner | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Royal_Mail_Lines_House_Flag.svg){kind=small} Royal Mail Steam Packet Co |
| Operator | Royal Mail Steam Packet Co |
| Builder | R & H Green, Blackwall Yard, London |
| Laid down | 1 September 1850 |
| Launched | 28 June 1851 |
| Maiden voyage | 2 January 1852 |
| Homeport | Southampton |
| Fate | Burnt and sank 4 January 1852 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,256 NRT |
| Length | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) over paddle boxes |
| Draught | 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m) |
| Installed power | 800 hp[clarification needed] at 14 rpm |
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| Sail plan | 3-masted barque |
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| Capacity | 50 passengers |
| Crew | 112 |
| Notes | sister ships: Demerara, Magdalena, Orinoco & Paraná |
RMS Amazon was a wooden three-masted barque, paddle steamer and Royal Mail Ship. She was the first of 5 sister ships commissioned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company to serve RMSP's routes between Southampton and the Caribbean.