SS Silesia. 3,142 gross tons, length 339.9 ft x beam 40 ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 90 1st, 130 2nd and 520 3rd class passengers. Launched on 14/4/1869, she left Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Havre and New York on 23/6/1869. She commenced her last New York voyage on 24/2/1875 and was then laid up until 1877 when she was fitted with compound engines and was subsequently used on the Hamburg - West Indies service.