Tropic (1) was the sister ship of
Asiatic. Initially used on the Liverpool
- Calcutta (India) route - via Suez, then (in 1872) switched to Liverpool
- Valpariso (Chile) route. This vessel and
Asiatic were sold in 1873 to regain capital
after Atlantic ran aground and sank. A
spanish company purchased Tropic (1) and renamed her Federico.
In 1894 she was scrapped in Lancashire. |
