RMS Rhone
The wreck of RMS Rhone | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMS Rhone |
| Namesake | River Rhone |
| Owner | Royal Mail Steam Packet Co |
| Operator | Royal Mail Steam Packet Co |
| Port of registry | Southampton |
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| Ordered | June 1863 |
| Builder | Millwall Iron Works |
| Launched | 11 February 1865 |
| Maiden voyage | 9 October 1865 |
| Out of service | 29 October 1867 |
| Fate | Sunk by Hurricane |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger liner |
| Tonnage | 2,738 GRT |
| Length | 310 ft (94 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Installed power | 500 NHP |
| Propulsion | compound steam engine; screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Capacity | Passengers: 253 1st class, 30 2nd class, 30 3rd class |
| Notes | sister ship: Douro |
RMS Rhone was a UK Royal Mail Ship owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSP). She was wrecked off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands on 29 October 1867 in a hurricane, killing 123 people. She is now a popular Caribbean wreck dive site.