SS Nubia (1894)

SS Nubia in 1895
History
United Kingdom
NameNubia
OwnerP&O
BuilderCaird & Company, Greenock
Yard number276
Launched13 December 1894
Completed5 February 1895
Maiden voyage1 March 1895
HomeportGreenock
Identification
FateWrecked, 20 June 1915
General characteristics
TypePassenger-cargo ship
Tonnage
Length430 ft 0 in (131.06 m)
Beam49 ft 3 in (15.01 m)
Depth29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
Installed power662 Nhp
PropulsionCaird & Company 3-cylinder triple expansion
Speed14+12 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h)
Capacity

SS Nubia was a passenger-cargo steamer built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company by Caird & Company of Greenock, Scotland, at a cost of £100,000 and launched on 13 December 1894.[1][2]

  1. ^ "SS Nubia". The Clyde Shipping & Shipbuilding Site. Archived from the original on 5 September 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "SS Nubia (+1915)". wrecksite.eu.