ASIATIC ( 1ST)   / AMBRIZ

BUILT BY THOMAS ROYDON & SONS in 1871. SOLD AFTER THE LOSS OF THE 'ATLANTIC' TO THE AFRICAN STEAMSHIP CO ( LATER TO BECOME ELDER DEMPSTERS ) TO RAISE FUNDS. SHE WAS RE-NAMED 'AMBRIZ' BY AFRICAN STEAMSHIP CO.IN 1873 SHE WAS SOLD TO A FRENCH COMPANY.IN 1903 SHE WAS WRECKED OF THE COAST OF MADAGASCAR.