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Shipbuilder: A. Stephen & Sons
Build location: Glasgow
Build year: 1881
Built for: Sloman Line of Hamburg
Ship: CATANIA was a 2,216 gross ton ship, length 315.1ft x beam 35.7ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 600-3rd class passengers. Launched on 13/4/1881, she sailed from Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Cape Town and Australia in May 1881.