Coptic - at Hong Kong, 1898

White Star Line steamship built 1881 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff. The Coptic was chartered to the Occidental & Oriental Co. for their San Francisco - Yokohama - Hong Kong service. This image is from an old photograph and shows the Coptic on way to be docked for inspection and repairs at Hong Kong in February 1898. For more ship history see: S/S Coptic