Staffordshire
Ship Number
278
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
7 December 1893
Delivered
2 April 1894
Owner
Bibby Steamship Co.
Weight
6005 grt
BP Length
445 feet
Breadth
49 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
14 knots
Propulsion
Triple expansion Speed 14 knots
Official No.
102135
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
Staffordshire

She entered the Liverpool - Rangoon service on 18th April 1894.
 
In October 1899 she became Boer War Transport No.10 and in April1912 was sold to Cie. Sud Atlantique and renamed Samara. Used on the Bordeaux - South America service.
 
1914 torpedoed and repaired and converted to an ambulance transport ship.
 
June1915 carried out one voyage under charter to the French Line between St. Nazaire and Panama, then resumed South America sailings.
 
1923 scrapped at Genoa.