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steamer of considerable size; with a top speed of 15 knots, and able to take the direct route via the Suez Canal, they were able to reduce the length of the voyage significantly, but perhaps more importantly, the uncertainty in the time needed to make the journey round the
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availability of commercial shipping for trooping could not be guaranteed. It was decided to set up a regular service of
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was also re-engined, albeit somewhat later than her sisters.
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during the 1860s. They were used for carrying troops to
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11 kn (20 km/h) to 15 kn (28 km/h)
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2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion trunk engine
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170:49 ft 1.5 in (15.0 m)
162:360 ft (109.7 m) (overall)
178:22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
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659:may be requested from the author.
1054:Auxiliary transport ship classes
133:6,211 long tons (6,310.7 t)
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274:was a five-ship class of iron
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703:The Sail and Steam Navy List
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752:Ships of the Royal Navy
115:General characteristics
547:Robert Napier and Sons
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393:became a base ship at
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261:Three 4-pounder guns
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1000:Amberwitch
861:0907771432
838:Colledge.
798:Colledge.
783:Colledge.
768:Colledge.
750:Colledge.
666:References
615:black and
283:Royal Navy
279:troopships
204:Propulsion
152:: 4,189 bm
91:In service
77:Royal Navy
1007:HMS
998:HMS
983:Crocodile
955:Euphrates
941:Euphrates
640:Crocodile
605:Euphrates
601:Crocodile
572:Crocodile
516:Euphrates
421:Euphrates
387:Crocodile
383:Euphrates
362:Crocodile
350:Euphrates
311:battalion
270:Euphrates
240:Sail plan
195:Indicated
124:Troopship
99:Completed
65:Operators
58:Euphrates
39:HMS
619:green.
450:Launched
258:Armament
210:As built
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969:Serapis
823:23 June
816:Malabar
730:24 June
617:Serapis
613:Malabar
541:Malabar
493:Serapis
484:Oceanic
480:in 1893
447:Ordered
427:Orontes
417:Malabar
395:Bermuda
391:Malabar
379:Serapis
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333:Serapis
328:Malabar
224:Serapis
222:Except
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561:Terror
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159:Length
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609:Jumna
460:Jumna
453:Fate
434:Ships
413:Jumna
403:Jumna
344:Jumna
287:India
276:screw
272:class
250:Speed
83:Built
41:Jumna
895:ISBN
881:ISBN
857:ISBN
825:2009
732:2009
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551:1865
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441:Name
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