The SS ''Akasha'' was a paddle propelled steamship built in 1886 at

Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, was a Scottish shipbuilder, shipbuilding company in the Govan area on the River Clyde, Clyde in Glasgow. Fairfields, as it is often known, was a major warship builder, turning out many ...

Govan Govan ( ; Cumbric: ''Gwovan''; Scots language, Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the sout ...

, Scotland for the British Government's

Nile Expedition The Nile Expedition, sometimes called the Gordon Relief Expedition (1884–1885), was a British mission to relieve Major-General Charles George Gordon at Khartoum, Sudan. Gordon had been sent to Sudan to help the Egyptians withdraw their garr ...

.Clydebuilt Database - Shipping Times, Stuart Cameron

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Shipping Times: Clydebuilt Database
Ships built on the River Clyde Steamships of the United Kingdom Ships built in Govan 1886 ships {{Merchantship-stub