The ship was built by Charles Connell & Company of Scotstoun, and was launched on 8 September 1881 as the SS City of Calcutta for George Smith & Sons' City Line.
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Captain Evans of Carlisle, along with Lieutenant-Commander Ion Tower and Gunner John G. Dewar where awarded the Board of Trade Silver Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, while Leading Seaman W. G. Eldrett and Able Seaman A. E. Whitehead received the award in Bronze.
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In 1902 the ship was sold to Lim Ho Puah of Singapore, and renamed SS Hong Moh to operate in the fleet of Wee Bin & Co. In 1911 the ship was transferred to Lim Peng Siang, the son of Lim Ho Puah, when the Wee Bin company was liquidated, and operated by the Ho Hong Steamship Company.
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