at least 650 passengers: 20 × 1st class, 10 × 2nd class, & the rest deck class
Crew
89
Notes
sister ship: Compta
SS Camorta was an iron-hulled passenger steamship that was built in Scotland in 1880, and lost with all hands in the Irrawaddy Delta in 1902. The disaster killed more than 700 people.
In her 21-year career Camorta had a succession of different owners. However, all of her owners and operators were owned or controlled by the British India Steam Navigation Company (BI).
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