Cleopatra Steamship, Invitation
Cleopatra was a "cylinder ship" constructed to convey Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria to London in 1877.
The obelisk weighed over 200 tons and was encased in an iron cylinder which was then rolled by means of levers and chains down a track into the sea. It was fitted with a deck-house, mast, rudder and steering gear and was manned by a crew of Maltese sailors. This craft was towed to Great Britain by the steamship Olga leaving on 21 September 1877. Captain Henry Carter (who had supervised her construction) commanded the Cleopatra and Captain Booth was in command of the Olga. They arrived at Gravesend on 21 January 1878. The Cleopatra was broken up immediately after the obelisk had been removed on 6 July 1878.
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