Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
RMS Amazon
History
RMS Amazon was a wooden three-masted barque, paddle steamer and Royal Mail Ship. She was the first of 5 sister ships commissioned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company to serve RMSP's routes between Southampton and the Caribbean.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Amazon (1851), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
2,256 NRT
Length
300 ft
Beam
42 ft over paddle boxes
Draught
21 ft 7 in
Speed
service speed 11 knots
Passengers
50 passengers
Crew
112
Builder
R & H Green, Blackwall Yard, London
Launched
28 June 1851
Maiden voyage
2 January 1852
Owner
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
Propulsion
2 × side-lever steam engines
Fate
Burnt and sank 4 January 1852
