Nubia 1895 5,914 gross tons, length 430ft x beam 49.3ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 90-1st and 62-2nd class passengers. Built by Caird & Co, Greenock, she was launched on 13th Dec.1894 for the P & O Steam Navigation Co and was used on the intermediate service to Calcutta and trooping as required. In 1897 cholera broke out among Indian troops while she was trooping for the Boer War and she was also used as a hospital ship during this conflict. On 20th Jun.1915 she was wrecked off Colombo while waiting for a pilot. At the time she was en route Bombay - Colombo - Shanghai with general cargo. There were no casualties.The Ships List