Shropshire
Ship Number
241
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
27 July 1891
Delivered
3 October 1891
Owner
Bibby Steamship Co.
Weight
5660 grt
BP Length
445 feet
Breadth
49 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
14.5 knots
Propulsion
Triple expansion
Official No.
99319
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
Shropshire

[Photo courtesy of Bibby Lines archives]
Sister of the Cheshire she had one funnel, four masts, single screw, speed 14.5 knots, accommodation for 100-1st class passengers and used on the UK - India - Burma trade.
 
She was replaced by the Leicestershire  in 1909 and sold to Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon who renamed her Seang Bee. Operated by the China & Southern Trading Company with British officers and flag she had locals as her deck crew.
 
In 1915 she was chartered for use as a troopship and operated between Indian and Burmese waters to the Persian Gulf and later in the Dardenelles campaign. There were reports of her being painted 'chocolate brown.'
 
She returned to her owners in 1919 and was broken up in 1931.
 
[Merchant Fleets, vol.29 by Duncan Haws]