The National Line's North Atlantic steamer Egypt outward-bound to the United States

Built at Liverpool for the British-owned National Line in 1871, Egypt was, at the time of her completion, the second largest ship in the world after Brunel's colossal Great Eastern. Registered at 4,670 tons and measuring 443 feet in length, Egypt could steam at 13 knots and had accommodation for 120 First and 1,400 steerage passengers. After nineteen years on the Liverpool to New York route, including one round trip when hired by the Inman Line following the loss of their steamer City of Brussels (in 1883), Egypt left New York bound for Liverpool on 19th July 1890 but was destroyed at sea by fire; all persons aboard her were saved but 600 head of cattle were lost in the disaster.