A smaller version of the Egyptian class she was launched on 10th May 1862 and completed for John Bibby, Sons & Companies Iberian peninsular services. On 1st January she was acquired by Frederick Leyland & Company with the rest of the fleet. JP Morgan purchased her on 25th April 1901 and sold her in the same year to John Ellerman's, London, Liverpool & Ocean Shipping Company. When the Ellerman fleet was placed under the management of Frank Swift in 1902 she was surplus to requirements and subsequently broken up at Garston.