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Ships built by R.Napier & Sons

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Ships built by R.Napier & Sons

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ABERDEEN

Rig

Iron Screw Steamer, 400 hp.

Tonnage

3,616g 2,371n

Built

1881

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
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AUSTRALASIAN

Rig

Iron Screw Steamer, 400 hp.

Tonnage

3,630g 2,343n

Built

1884

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
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Ship

DAMASCUS

Rig

Steel Screw Steamer, 400 hp

Tonnage

3,709g 2,394n

Built

1887

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
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Ship

EASTERN

Rig

Steel Screw Steamer, 469 nhp

Tonnage

3,586g 2,272n

Built

1899

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
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Ship

ELLORA

Rig

Iron Screw Steamer, 185 hp

Tonnage

1,970g 1,471n

Built

1879

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
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Ship

EMEU

Rig

Iron Screw Steamer

Tonnage

1,538g 908n

Built

1853

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
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Ship

GLASGOW

Rig

Iron Barque

Tonnage

1,222g 1,143n

Built

1863

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
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Ship

JOHN WILLIAMS

Rig

Steel Screw Aux.Steam Barquentine, 80 hp

Tonnage

663g 370n

Built

1894

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
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Ship

LONDON

Rig

Iron Barque

Tonnage

1,229g 1,152n

Built

1863

Built By

R.Napier & Sons
Passenger vessel "Ophir", built in 1891 at Glasgow by R Napier & Son for the Orient Steam Navigation Co.  The first Orient Liner to completely dispense with canvas and an early twin screw mail liner.  Built with the help of a subsidy from the British Gove

Ship

OPHIR

Rig

Steel Twin Screw Steamer, 734 hp

Tonnage

6,910g 3,223n

Built

1891

Built By

R.Napier & Sons

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