RMS Douro

History
United Kingdom
NameRMS Douro
OwnerRoyal Mail Steam Packet Company
OperatorRoyal Mail Steam Packet Company
Route
BuilderCaird & Company, Greenock, Scotland
Launched3 December 1864
FateSunk in collision 1 April 1882
General characteristics
TypePassenger ship
Tonnage2,824 gross register tons
Length326 ft (99.4 m)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
PropulsionSails and compound inverted steam engine, single screw, 500 ihp (373 kW)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)
Capacity313 passengers
Crew80

RMS Douro was a British passenger liner that served from 1865 to 1882 with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. She was sunk in a collision in 1882.