The Texan, 2,999 tons, was an old-fashioned, well-found,  single-screw, clipper-bow, iron-hulled steamer.

 

She had a "three island profile," with raised forecastle  head, bridge and poopdeck, and welldecks before and abaft the  bridge. She carried two old style iron anchors ("bowers"), like a  sailing ship, and also had other features of sailing ship design,  such as teakwood companionways and rails, brass fittings, and planked decks. She had a speed of ten knots, and had been for many years in regular service on the run from Liverpool to the  West Indies, with passengers, mails, and general cargo.

 

The ships of West India & Pacific were sold to Ellerman Lines in 1900 -  the Texan was broken up at Genoa 26th July, 1909.