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Class | Troopship |
Sister Ships | Jumna, Crocodile, Serapis and Malabar. |
Built | 24 November 1866, Laird Brothers, Birkenhead |
Displacement | 6211 |
Guns | 3 |
Troop Capacity | 1200 |
Fate | 1894 |
Notes | Commissioned for the Indian Government, the Euphrates initially ran from the Suez to Bombay. When the canal was opened it undertook the entire journey, travelling from Portsmouth to Bombay and back in 70 days. The bow is a "ram bow" and projects under water |
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