RMS Atrato (1853)

	"SS Atrato of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company",; painted by William Frederick Mitchell
History
United Kingdom
Name	Atrato (1853–80); Rochester (1880–84);
Namesake	Atrato River in Colombia (1853–80); Rochester, Kent (1880–84);
Owner	RMSP Co (1853–70); John Morrison & Co (1872–79); Henry T Horn (1879–80); Adamson & Ronaldson (1880–84);
Operator	Aberdeen Line (1872–)
Route	Southampton – Caribbean (1853–70)
Builder	Caird & Company, Greenock
Yard number	26
Launched	26 April 1853
Identification	UK official number 13926
Fate	Sank 25 June 1884
General characteristics
Type	Iron-hulled steamship
Tonnage	1853: 3,466 GRT, 2,260 NRT; 1872: 3,184 GRT 2,051 NRT;
Length	1853: 350 feet (110 m); 1872: 335.9 feet (102.4 m);
Beam	1853: 42 feet (13 m),; 72 feet (22 m) over paddles; 1872: 42.4 feet (12.9 m);
Installed power	1853: 800 ihp; 1872: 350 horsepower;
Propulsion	1853–70: 2-cylinder side-lever steam engine, side paddles; 1870–84: 2-cylinder compound steam engine, single screw;
Sail plan	3-masted barquentine
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)

RMS Atrato was a UK iron-hulled steamship. She was built in 1853 for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company as a side-wheel paddle steamer, and at the time of her launch was the world's largest passenger ship. In 1870 RMSP traded Atrato in, causing her to lose the status of "Royal Mail Ship". She was converted to a single screw ship with a compound steam engine in 1872, and placed on the Aberdeen Line that chartered her to run to Victoria and New Zealand. In 1880 she was renamed Rochester before sinking four years later in 1884 by running aground.

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