Vessel Nemesis
Material Tons 1839 Iron 630 gross
Builder Laird & Co., Birkenhead, England.
Dimensions
184'0" X 29'0"
X ?
Engines and Builder Paddle, Forrester & Co., Liverpool.
Remarks: First iron steamship to round the Cape of Good Hope, played prominent part in the First China War.
Lady Mary
Wood
1842 Wood 297 net
T. Wilson, Liverpool. England.
Midas
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250 h.p., Paddle, Fawcett & Co., Birmingham.
56
Remarks: Inaugurated first regular mail service to China in 1846. First P. and O. ship to visit China.
1844 Wood 145 gross
S. Hall & Co., Boston, Mass.
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Twin screw, Hogg & Delameter, New York.
Remarks: First American, and first propeller-driven steamer to round the Cape of Good Hope; operated first steamship service in China.
Iron Prince
1845 Iron 180 gross
J. Hodgson & Co., Liverpool,
119'8" x 17'4" X 11'8"
Paddle, by shipbuilders
Sir Charles Forbes
1846 Wood 211 gross
Mercantile
130'1" x 18'5"
Dock, Bombay.
X 10'2"
Canton
Remarks: Chartered by P.
1848 Iron 349 gross
and O., and their second ship on Canton River,
Tod &
Macgregor,
Glasgow.
172'7" x 21'4”
X 10'7"
150 h.p., Paddle,
by shipbuilders
Remarks: First P. and O. ship on Canton River.
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