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RMS Atrato (1853)

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SS Atrato of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company,
by William Frederick Mitchell
History
NameSS Atrato
BuilderMessrs Caird & Co of Greenock
Launched1853
General characteristics
Tonnage3,184 tons

SS Atrato was a 3,184 tons iron built paddle steamer built by Messrs Caird & Co of Greenock, in 1853 for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. She ran on the South American service for 17 years. She was sold to John Morrison & Co London and in 1870 converted into a single-screw vessel with compound engines and three double-ended boilers. She has been listed as the largest passenger ship from 1853 to 1858.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nmmprints.com/image.php?id=407220&idx=2&fromsearch=true National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co's S.S. 'Atrato', built of iron by Messrs Caird & Co of Greenock, 1853
  2. ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/atrato.htm
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