ˈoʊnd baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ, ˈɪndiə stˈiːm nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən kˈʌmpəni ænd kˈæptɪnd baɪ ˈælfɹɪd sˈændɚz, ðə ʃˈɪp wʌz bˈaʊnd fɹʌm bɹˈɪsbən tə lˈʌndən ˌɔn sˈɪks fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
Owned by the British, India Steam Navigation Company and captained by Alfred Sanders, the ship was bound from Brisbane to London on 6 February 1890.