Roman (2)

LDRP

ROMAN was built in 1870 by Day, Summers & Co. at Northam, Southampton with a tonnage of 2994grt, a length of 369ft 6in, a beam of 40ft 4in and a service speed of 13 knots.

She was built to Norddeutscher Lloyd's specifications, for whom her sister the Neva had been ordered, as the Nile for the Royal Mail Steam Packets Co's West Indies service.

As Royal Mail’s Nile

Life before Union Line

Purchased by the Union Steam Ship Co. in 1890 for the Intermediate service she proved to be too old, too heavy and too hot and after a couple of voyages was placed on the Hamburg - Antwerp - Southampton feeder service.

She also proved to be too large for this service and, although it was the intention to retain her until the arrival of the new 'G' class ships, after only two years with the company was broken up.

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Roman (2)

1870

Ex Nile

1890 Purchased from Royal Mail SP Co renamed Roman

1890 Deployed to The Intermediate Service

1890 Transferred to European Feeder Service

1891 Scrapped at Woolwich

2994

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

63553

Day Summers

Southampton

Day Summers

Southampton

Compound Steam

600 NHP

2500 IHP

1

Master

From

To

T Copp

7/1890

11/1890

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