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RMS Quetta
RMS ''Quetta'' was a Royal Mail Ship that was wrecked on the Far North Queensland coast on 28 February 1890. ''Quetta''s sinking killed 134 of the 292 people onboard and so this resulted in one of Queensland's biggest maritime catastrophes.
==Background==
RMS ''Quetta'' was a British-India Steam Navigation Company liner that travelled between England, India and the Far East. The Queensland Government negotiated to have a service between the United Kingdom and Brisbane, to ease the passage of people and mail. ''Quetta'' was specifically built for the Australia run, with refrigeration capacity for the frozen meat trade. The ship was launched in March 1881 and made her first voyage to Brisbane in 1883. The designation RMS indicated the ship's role within the Queensland Royal Mail Line. Her sister ships were ''Manora'' and ''Merkara''.
The ship was initially designed for 72 saloon (first class) and 32 steerage (second class) passengers, although this was later altered to favour steerage class due to the large number of migrants using the service. In five-and-a-half years service ''Quetta'' made 11 London-Brisbane round trips; the twelfth would be her final attempt.
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