| Name: | AFRICA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/04/1865 |
| Completed: | 1865 |
| Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 171 |
| Dimensions: | 795grt, 667nrt, 228.4 x 28.2 x 17.8ft; (by 1882: 1108grt, 839nrt, 240.2 x 27.4 x 17.2ft) |
| Engines: | 2cyl (25 & 25 x 33ins), 170nhp; (1874: 2cyl (42 & 36ins), 120hp) |
| Engines by: | R Stephenson & Co; (1874: G Ansaldo, Genoa) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | |
| History: | |
| 1865 | Rubattino & Co, Genoa |
| 1881 | Navigazione Generale Italiana, Genoa |
| 1909 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1874: Re-engined |
| By 1882: Rebuilt |
Newcastle Courant, Friday, 31st March 1865