▁Les lie ▁and ▁Company ▁at ▁Heb burn - on - Ty ne . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁Alfred ▁Hol t ▁and ▁Company , ▁who ▁owned ▁various ▁sh ipping ▁lines ▁including ▁the ▁Ocean ▁Ste am ▁Sh ip ▁Company ▁( O SS C ), ▁Nederland sche ▁Sto om va art ▁Ma at sch app ij ▁O ce a an ▁( NS MO ), ▁The ▁China ▁Mut ual ▁Ste am ▁Navigation ▁Company ▁( C MS NC ) ▁and ▁Blue ▁F unnel ▁Line . ▁SS ▁An ten or ▁had ▁a ▁gross ▁registered ▁t onn age ▁( G RT ) ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 7 4 , ▁was ▁ ▁long , ▁had ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁service ▁speed ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁kn ots . ▁She ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁sc rew , ▁two ▁cyl inder ▁comp ound ▁tan dem ▁steam ▁engines ; ▁ 2 1 4 ▁N HP , ▁ 7 0 0 ▁I HP . ▁ ▁Her ▁sister ▁ships ▁were ▁SS ▁De u cal ion ▁( 1 8 7 2 ), ▁SS ▁Gla uc us ▁( 1 8 7 1 ) ▁and ▁SS ▁Pat ro clus ▁( 1 8 7 2 ). ▁ ▁SS ▁An ten or ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 2 - 1 8 9 1 ▁with ▁the ▁Ocean ▁Ste am ▁Sh ip ▁Company , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 - 1 8 9 3 ▁with ▁Nederland sche ▁Sto om va art ▁Ma at sch app ij ▁O ce a an . ▁ ▁In ▁