Zulu War, 1879; Zululand (South Africa) -- History -- To 1879
Tonnage. Horse-power.
TROJAN 3600 3400
PRETORIA 3199 3000
ARAB 3170 3000
NUBIAN 3091 1800
GERMAN 3028 2650
DURBAN 2874 2800
AMERICAN 2474 1500
TEUTON 2313 1800
ANGLIAN 2274 1400
NYANZA 2128 1500
ASIATIC 2087 1100
DANUBE 2038 1200
AFRICAN 2019 1400
ROMAN 1850 1200
NATAL 734 523
UNION 113 60
THE SERVICE.
_The UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY (Limited) has Three Distinct
Services:_—
1st.—The Mail Service with the Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope
and Natal.
2nd.—The Direct Port Elizabeth and Natal Service.
3rd.—The Cape, Natal, and Zanzibar Mail Service.
CAPE MAIL SERVICE.—The Packets leave Plymouth (under Contract with
the Cape of Good Hope Government) every alternate Friday, sailing
from Southampton the preceding day. The days for departure from
Cape Town homeward are every alternate Tuesday. The time occupied
between Plymouth and Cape Town is about 22 days.
DIRECT PORT ELIZABETH AND NATAL STEAMERS are despatched from
Southampton every fourth Friday (unless circumstances prevent),
and from Plymouth the following day. These Steamers proceed
through to Zanzibar. The time usually occupied to Port Elizabeth
is about 24 days, and to Natal about 28 days.
CAPE AND NATAL SERVICE.—A large and powerful Intercolonial Steamer
is despatched from Cape Town immediately after the arrival of
each fortnightly Ocean Steamer. The Intercolonial Steamers are
despatched from Natal every alternate Tuesday, connecting at
Cape Town with the Company's homeward-bound Mail Steamers. It
is anticipated the passage between England and Natal, and _vice
versâ_, will be accomplished under 28 days usually. The passage
between Cape Town and Natal is expected to occupy about 5 days.
CAPE, NATAL, AND ZANZIBAR MAIL SERVICE, under Contract with Her
Majesty's Government. The Steamers in this Service leave Cape
Town, Cape of Good Hope, every Fourth Wednesday, and, after
calling at all intermediate Ports, connect at Zanzibar with the
British India Steamers to Aden, Bombay, &c., and thence to Ports
in India, China, and Australia. The time occupied from Cape Town
to Zanzibar is about 20 days, and from England to Zanzibar about
44 days.
Passengers and Goods are conveyed by the Union Steam Ship Company's
Steamers in the Cape Mail Service to Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Port
Elizabeth (Algoa Bay), Port Alfred (Kowie River), East London
and Natal, and by each alternate Mail Steamer to Delagoa Bay,
Quillimane, Mozambique and Zanzibar. Passengers only for Inhambane
are also carried by each alternate Mail Steamer, and Passengers and
Goods for St. Helena at stated intervals.
The Steamers in the Direct Port Elizabeth and Natal Service convey
Passengers and Goods for Port Elizabeth and Natal, and call at East
London to land Passengers only.
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