British merchant ship City of New York chartered for the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

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 Citu of New York of the Inman Line.

Source

The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.