Name Nubia Yard number 232 Identification 86709 Draft 8.7 m | Owner Anchor Line, Glasgow Launched 1882 Length 112 m | |
Builder D & W Henderson & Co Ltd, Meadowside, Clydeside, Glasgow | ||
The Nubia SS was a cargo ship built in 1882 by D. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd. of Meadowside, Clydeside, Glasgow and operated by Anchor Line Ltd of Glasgow. It measured 112.4 metres (369 ft) by 12 metres (39 ft) with a top speed of 14 knots. In 1906 it was sold to Cia de Comercio e Navegacao of Rio de Janeiro and renamed SS São Luiz. The ship ran aground on 10 January 1911 off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.
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