RMS africaAfrica, 1850-1868
According to this correspondence, africaAfrica was a Royal Mail steamship, which James Cooper and family returned to Victoria on in 1858.
africaAfrica was launched for the Cunard Line from Glasgow in July 1850, and took its maiden voyage, from Liverpool to New York, in October of the same year.1 It was 81 m long, 12 m wide and driven by both paddle and sail, which gave it a speed of 22 kmh.2 africaAfrica could hold roughly 160 passengers, depending on their choice of class.3
  • 1. S. Swiggum, Ship Descriptions - A, The Ships List.
  • 2. Ibid.
  • 3. Ibid.
Mentions of this vessel in the documents
The Colonial Despatches Team. RMS Africa, 1850-1868. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/africa.html.

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