SS Frederica (1890)

	Frederica
History
Name	1890: Frederica; 1912: Nilufer;
Owner	1890: London & South Western Rly ; 1911: Idarei Massouseih; 1912: Administration de Navigation a Vapeur Ottomane;
Operator	As owner except:; 1914: Ottoman Navy;
Port of registry	1890: Southampton; 1912: Constantinople;
Builder	J & G Thomson, Clydebank
Yard number	250
Launched	5 June 1890
Identification	UK official number 97212; 1890: code letters LTSV; ;
Fate	Sunk by mine, 1914
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,059 GRT, 193 NRT
Length	253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Beam	35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Draught	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Depth	14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Decks	2
Installed power	360 NHP
Propulsion	2 × screws; 2 × triple expansion engines;
Crew	as minelayer: 73
Notes	sister ships: Lydia, Stella

SS Frederica was a passenger ferry that was built in Scotland in 1890 for the London and South Western Railway. In 1912 she was sold to Ottoman owners who renamed her Nilufer. In 1914 the Ottoman Navy used her as a minelayer. A mine sank her in November 1914.

History
Frederica
Name	1890: Frederica 1912: Nilufer
Owner	1890: London & South Western Rly 1911: Idarei Massouseih 1912: Administration de Navigation a Vapeur Ottomane
Operator	As owner except: 1914: Ottoman Navy
Port of registry	1890: Southampton 1912: Constantinople
Builder	J & G Thomson, Clydebank
Yard number	250
Launched	5 June 1890
Identification	UK official number 97212 1890: code letters LTSV
Fate	Sunk by mine, 1914
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,059 GRT, 193 NRT
Length	253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Beam	35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Draught	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Depth	14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Decks	2
Installed power	360 NHP
Propulsion	2 × screws 2 × triple expansion engines
Crew	as minelayer: 73
Notes	sister ships: Lydia, Stella