Sisters "Umtata", "Umtali" and "Umgeni" of Bullard, King & Co, London, ' Natal Line'. Pass/cargo steamers 1935-8, 8,150 grt, 100 pass.,16 knots. "Umtata" lost 1942. Post WW2 "Umtali" and "Umgeni" continued service London, Las Palmas, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Lourenco Marques, Beira, Mauritius. "Umtali" and "Umgeni" sold 1957 to Elder Dempster becoming their "Winneba" and "Calabar".
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