SS ''Ismailia'' was a British cargo and passenger ship of the Anchor Line that disappeared in the

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in 1873.

Ship history

The ship was built by the Robert Duncan & Co. shipyard in

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, and launched on 30 June 1870. She sailed from

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on 30 September 1873 carrying wheat and general cargo, with 52 people (44 crew and 8 passengers) aboard, en route for Glasgow. She was seen on 2 October, but then disappeared, and was never seen again.

References

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