Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Catalonia of the Cunard Line. Tonnage 4,841 tons recently acquired by the company. Not a fast ship with her 13 knots but qualified as transport due to her spacious ‘tween-decks’. Transported the 50th Regiment and a number of officers.
Source
The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.
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