SS Iberia (1873)

SS Iberia was a steamship built by John Elder & Company and launched in 1873 for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. She was operated by the Orient Line from 1881 and scrapped in May 1903 at Genoa.

History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Iberia
Operator	Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Port of registry	Liverpool
Builder	John Elder & Company, Fairfield
Yard number	161
Launched	6 December 1873
Identification	Official number: 69336
Fate	Scrapped, 1903
General characteristics
Type	Steamship
Tonnage	4689 grt, 2982 nrt
Length	433.5 feet (132.1 m)
Beam	45 feet (14 m)
Depth	35.1 feet (10.7 m)

Iberia took part of the New South Wales Contingent to serve in Sudan with British forces as part of the Suakin Expedition, arriving at the Red Sea port of Suakin on 29 March 1885. She took 400 sick and wounded back to Britain accompanied by three nursing sisters including Louisa Parsons.^[1]

Departure of troopships 'Australian' and 'Iberia' from Sydney for the Soudan on 3 March 1885.