PS ''Sudan'' is a passenger-carrying side-wheel paddle steamer on the

River Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest rive ...

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. Along with PS ''Arabia'', she was one of the largest river steamers in Thomas Cook's Nile fleet. Some scenes of the ITV television film of

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's ''

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'' were filmed aboard ''Sudan''. The steamer spent the latter years of the 20th century laid up and in deteriorating condition but new French owners bought her in 2000 and returned her to service in 2001. In 2004, she was again used for an adaptation of ''

''.

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Steam Ship Sudan Egypte
official website Ships built on the River Clyde Paddle steamers 1921 ships Nile Ships of Egypt Steamships of Egypt {{Egypt-transport-stub

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